趕鴨子上架
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Chinese[edit]
to catch up; to overtake; to hurry to catch up; to overtake; to hurry; to rush; to drive away |
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
to support; frame; rack to support; frame; rack; framework; measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc. | |||
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trad. (趕鴨子上架) | 趕 | 鴨子 | 上 | 架 | |
simp. (赶鸭子上架) | 赶 | 鸭子 | 上 | 架 | |
Literally: “to drive ducks onto a shelf”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
趕鴨子上架
- (figurative, colloquial) to make someone do something entirely beyond them