不到长城非好汉

Traditional: 不到長城非好漢

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Dictionary entry

lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

What does 不到长城非好汉 mean?

不到长城非好汉 (bù dào Cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-到dàoto reach; to arrive · to leave for; to go to 长chánglong · (bound form) length 城chéngcity walls · city 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 汉HànHan ethnic group · Chinese (language)

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不到长城非好汉

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