created sense approved 不到长城非好汉/不到長城非好漢 · bùdàochángchéngfēihǎohàn · he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
不到长城非好汉 / 不到長城非好漢
bùdàochángchéngfēihǎohàn
he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man
Literally means one is not a proper person until reaching the Great Wall; used figuratively to mean that one must persist and overcome difficulties to reach a goal
不到 (literal) → 不到 · bùdào · not reach 长城 (literal) → 长城/長城 · chángchéng · Great Wall 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · not be 好汉 (literal) → 好汉/好漢 · hǎohàn · brave man
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