好汉做事好汉当

Traditional: 好漢做事好漢當

hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng

Dictionary entry

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)

What does 好汉做事好汉当 mean?

好汉做事好汉当 (hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)

2a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions

3the buck stops here

Character breakdown

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好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 汉HànHan ethnic group · Chinese (language)做zuòto make; to produce · to write; to compose 事shìmatter · thing 当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)

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How to pronounce 好汉做事好汉当

好汉做事好汉当

hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng

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