打鸭子上架 — “To force someone to do something entirely beyond their ability”
打鸭子上架 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to force someone to do something entirely beyond their ability”. To make someone attempt something they are utterly incapable of. Literally, “To make a duck climb a perch”.
打鸭子上架 Pronunciation and Pinyin
打鸭子上架 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 打
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- dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
- dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
- dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
- dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
- dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
- dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
- dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
- dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
- dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
- dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
- dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public
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What does 打鸭子上架 mean?
打鸭子上架 (dǎ yā zi shàng jià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to force someone to do something entirely beyond their ability”.
How do you pronounce 打鸭子上架?
打鸭子上架 is pronounced dǎ yā zi shàng jià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 打鸭子上架 literally mean?
Literally, 打鸭子上架 means “to make a duck climb a perch”. It is used to mean “to force someone to do something entirely beyond their ability”.
What is the Chinese definition of 打鸭子上架?
比喻强迫去做能力做不到的事。