好汉不提当年勇
hǎo​hàn​bù​tí​dāng​nián​yǒng

a hero does not boast of his past glories

  • created sense approved 好汉不提当年勇/好漢不提當年勇 · hǎo​hàn​bù​tí​dāng​nián​yǒng · a hero does not boast of his past glories — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好汉不提当年勇 / 好漢不提當年勇

    hǎo​hàn​bù​tí​dāng​nián​yǒng

    a hero does not boast of his past glories

    A person of character does not dwell on or brag about their former achievements.

    好汉 (literal) → 好汉/好漢 · hǎo​hàn · brave man 不提 (literal) → 不提 · bù​tí · to not mention 当年 (literal) → 当年/當年 · dāng​nián · in those years 勇 (literal) → 勇 · yǒng · brave

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