好汉不提当年勇

Traditional: 好漢不提當年勇

hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng

Dictionary entry

a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

What does 好汉不提当年勇 mean?

好汉不提当年勇 (hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

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好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 汉HànHan ethnic group · Chinese (language)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-提dīused in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)年Niánsurname Nian 勇yǒngbrave

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好汉不提当年勇

hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng

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