Chinese

		leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	green mountains; mountains with lush forests	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing			drowned; to end; to die drowned; to end; to die; to inundate; (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not	firewood	to burn; to cook; to stew to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever
trad. (留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒)		留	得	青山	在	，	不怕	沒	柴	燒
simp. (留得青山在，不怕没柴烧)		留	得	青山	在	，	不怕	没	柴	烧
Literally: “As long as the green mountains are there, one need not worry about firewood.”.

Proverb

留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒

1. While there's life, there's hope.

Related terms

• 不到黃河心不死／不到黄河心不死 (bù dào Huánghé xīn bù sǐ)
• 不見棺材不掉淚／不见棺材不掉泪 (bùjiàn guāncai bù diàolèi)