好汉不提当年勇 hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng

DEFINITIONS

  1. a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo good, excellent, fine; well
汉 hàn Chinese people; Chinese language
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
提 tí hold in hand; lift in hand
当 dāng bear, accept, undertake; just
年 nián year; new-years; person's age
勇 yǒng brave, courageous, fierce