男兒有淚不輕彈 nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. real men do not easily cry (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
男 nán HSK 2
male
兒 ér
non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
淚 lèi
tears
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
輕 qīng
light; easy; gentle
彈 tán
bullet; shell; shot