不要在一棵树上吊死 bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. there's more than one way to skin a cat

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
要 yào
HSK 2
necessary, essential; necessity
在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
棵 kē
HSK 4
numerary adjunct for trees
树 shù
HSK 3
tree; plant; set up, establish
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
吊 diào
HSK 6
condole, mourn, pity; hang
死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death