老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què

fig. don't give up hope

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. don't give up hope
  2. 2. if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
  3. 3. lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
爺 yé
grandpa; old gentleman
餓 è
hungry; to be hungry; to starve (sb)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
瞎 xiā HSK 5
blind; foolishly; groundlessly
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
雀 què HSK 6
sparrow; small bird; also pr. qiǎo