好汉做事好汉当 in English hao3 han4 zuo4 shi4 hao3 han4 dang1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

好 汉 做 事 好 汉 当

Traditional Characters

好 漢 做 事 好 漢 當

Pinyin

hao3 han4 zuo4 shi4 hao3 han4 dang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

好hao3good 汉han4Han ethnic group 做zuo4to do 事shi4matter 好hao3good 汉han4Han ethnic group 当dang1(onom.) dong