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男儿有泪不轻弹
nán'ér​yǒu​lèi​bù​qīng​tán

real men do not easily cry

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
男儿有泪不轻弹 男兒有淚不輕彈 nán'ér​yǒu​lèi​bù​qīng​tán
real men do not easily cry
A proverb meaning that men should not easily shed tears or show weakness; real men keep their composure even when facing great hardship.

Frequency

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0.165 per million

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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)