留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 — “Where there is life, there is hope”
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Where there is life, there is hope”. As long as the main resources or fundamental conditions remain, one can recover and rebuild. Literally, “As long as the green mountains remain, one need not worry about having no firewood”.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 留
- liú留yī一shǒu手keep a trick up one's sleeve
- liú留zhōng中bù不xià下shelve indefinitely without action
- liú留zhōng中bù不chū出shelve indefinitely without decision
- liú留zhōng中bù不fā发to pigeonhole a document indefinitely
- liú留yú余dì地leave room to spare
- liú留qǔ取dān丹xīn心zhào照hàn汗qīng青Leave loyal heart to illuminate history
- liú留hòu后lù路leave a way out
- liú留wěi尾ba巴leave loose ends
- liú留dé得qīng青shān山zài在，，yī依jiù旧yǒu有chái柴shāo烧Keep core strengths, find new opportunities
- liú留liàn恋bù不shě舍reluctant to leave
- liú留yǒu有yú余dì地leave room for maneuver
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What does 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 mean?
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 (liú dé qīng shān zài ， bù pà méi chái shāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Where there is life, there is hope”.
How do you pronounce 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧?
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 is pronounced liú dé qīng shān zài ， bù pà méi chái shāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 literally mean?
Literally, 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 means “as long as the green mountains remain, one need not worry about having no firewood”. It is used to mean “Where there is life, there is hope”.
What is the Chinese definition of 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧?
比喻只要还有生命，就有将来和希望。