不到黄河心不死

bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ

(1) [do not stop until one reaches one 's goal]∶不达目的决不罢休

(2) [refuse to give up until all hope is gone]∶明明不可为, 偏偏要干, 不听他人劝阻, 必至最后失败绝望而后止