Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	the Yellow River	heart; mind	not; no; (negative prefix)	to die; inpassable; uncrossable to die; inpassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (不到黃河心不死)		不	到	黃河	心	不	死
simp. (不到黄河心不死)		不	到	黄河	心	不	死

Idiom

不到黃河心不死

1. Until all is over, ambition never dies; not stop until one reaches one's goal; not to give up hope until one comes to one's tether's end; not to stop until one reaches the Yellow river; refuse to give up until all hope is gone.
   • 2005: editorial staff of People's Education Press, 纪念抗日战争胜利60周年 (Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the victory in the sino-Japanese war)

     從歷史的源頭開始，中國民眾在困惑之中選擇了抗爭之路，義無返顧的走下去，形成了一種“不到黃河心不死”、“不到長城非好漢”的積極向上、不懈追求的精神

     From the beginning of history, the Chinese people have chosen to fight back when in dire circumstances. They persist as if duty-bound not to turn back. It is a tireless seeking spirit that forms a kind of positive resolve where one says, "I will not give up hope until I reach the Yellow River," or "I have not truly lived until I have reached the Great Wall.

See also

• 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒／留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 (liú dé qīngshān zài, bùpà méi chái shāo)
• 不見棺材不掉淚／不见棺材不掉泪 (bùjiàn guāncai bù diàolèi)