活人讓尿憋死 huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ

so stubborn you hurt yourself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking
  2. 2. lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
活 huó HSK 4
to live; alive; living
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
讓 ràng
to let sb do sth; to permit; to yield
尿 niào
urine; to urinate; see 尿niào
憋 biē HSK 6
to hold back; to stifle; to restrain
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible