不到長城非好漢 [－－长－－－汉]

Jyutping bat1 dou3 coeng4 sing4 fei1 hou2 hon3
Pinyin bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    One should not give up until one succeeds.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    不到长城非好汉
    不到長城非好漢
    bat1 dou3 coeng4 sing4 fei1 hou2 hon3
    • One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero.
  2. Cantonese
    不到长城非好汉。
    不到長城非好漢。
    bat1 dou3 coeng4 sing4 fei1 hou2 hon3
    • You aren't a true man if you haven't been to the Great Wall.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    从历史的源头开始，中国民众在困惑之中选择了抗争之路，义无返顾的走下去，形成了一种“不到黄河心不死”、“不到长城非好汉”的积极向上、不懈追求的精神
    從歷史的源頭開始，中國民眾在困惑之中選擇了抗爭之路，義無返顧的走下去，形成了一種“不到黃河心不死”、“不到長城非好漢”的積極向上、不懈追求的精神
    cóng lì shǐ de yuán tóu kāi shǐ ， zhōng guó mín zhòng zài kùn huò zhī zhōng xuǎn zé le kàng zhēng zhī lù ， yì wú fǎn gù de zǒu xià qù ， xíng chéng le yī zhǒng “ bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ ” ， “ bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn ” de jī jí xiàng shàng ， bù xiè zhuī qiú de jīng shén
    • From the beginning of history, the Chinese people have chosen to fight back when in dire circumstances. They persist as if duty-bound not to turn back. It is a tireless seeking spirit that forms a kind of positive resolve where one says, "I will not give up hope until I reach the Yellow River," or "I have not truly lived until I have reached the Great Wall.