好汉不提当年勇
Traditional form:
好漢不提當年勇
Pinyin (reading):
hǎohànbùtídāngniányǒng
Definitions:
- a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
Characters:
- 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
- 汉 - Chinese people; Chinese language
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
- 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
- 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
- 勇 - brave, courageous, fierce
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