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無毒不丈夫
简 无毒不丈夫 · 繁 無毒不丈夫Mandarin · pinyin wú dú bù zhàng fu
Meanings
- no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
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2–2–4–4–5 · wu2 du2 bu4 zhang4 fu5
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mou4 duk6 bat1 zoeng6 fu1
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mou4 duk6 bat1 zoeng6 fu1
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proverb
- A great man will not refuse to do something vicious, cruel or immoral when it is necessary.
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