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.

男儿 (literal) → 男儿/男兒 · nán'ér · real man 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 泪 (literal) → 泪/淚 · lèi · tears 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · reckless 弹 (literal) → 弹/彈 · tán · to shed

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM