英雄難過美人關

Chinese
hero
 
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 beauty: a physically beautiful person, a beautiful woman
 
to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (英雄難過美人關) 英雄 難 過 美人 關
simp. (英雄难过美人关) 英雄 难 过 美人 关

Etymology

Literally: A brave hero will find it difficult to get past an outpost that is occupied by a beautiful woman.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīngxióng nán guò měirén guān
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yīngxióng nán guò měirén guān
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingshyong nan guoh meeiren guan
      • IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ nän³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

Proverb

英雄難過美人關

  1. Even the strongest warrior can be seduced by a beautiful woman.
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