好漢不提當年勇
简 好汉不提当年勇 · 繁 好漢不提當年勇Meanings
- a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 好
- hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
- 漢
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- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 提
- tí · hold in hand; lift in hand
- 當
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
- 年
- nián · year; new-years; person's age
- 勇
- yǒng · brave, courageous, fierce
- 汉
- hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language
- 当
- dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
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Mandarin tones
3–4–4–2–1–2–3 · hao3 han4 bu4 ti2 dang1 nian2 yong3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hou2 hon3 bat1 tai4 dong1 nin4 jung5
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proverb
- a true hero does not boast about their past glories
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