[不到黄河心不死 / 不到黃河心不死, bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ]lit. do not stop until one reaches the Yellow River (成语 saw); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left#112929[Add to Longdo]
[いとをひく, itowohiku](exp, v5k) (1) to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; (2) to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on[Add to Longdo]