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好漢做事好漢當

简好汉做事好汉当 · 繁好漢做事好漢當

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
the buck stops here

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
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做: zuò · work, make; act
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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3–4–4–4–3–4–1 · hao3 han4 zuo4 shi4 hao3 han4 dang1

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