好汉不提当年勇 in English hao3 han4 bu4 ti2 dang1 nian2 yong3 Meaning

Meanings

  • a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

好 汉 不 提 当 年 勇

Traditional Characters

好 漢 不 提 當 年 勇

Pinyin

hao3 han4 bu4 ti2 dang1 nian2 yong3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

好hao3good 汉han4Han ethnic group 不bu4(negative prefix) 提ti2to carry (hanging down from the hand) 当dang1(onom.) dong 年nian2surname Nian 勇yong3brave