男儿有泪不轻弹

男兒有淚不輕彈
nán'éryǒulèibùqīngtán
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 real men do not shed tears lightly
  2. 2 men should hold back tears except at great sorrow
  3. 3 traditional saying on masculine restraint

Examples

Nán'ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán, zhǐshì wèi dào shāngxīn chù.
A man does not easily shed tears — only until he reaches the point of real sorrow.
Tā rěn zhù kūshēng, xiǎng zhe nán'ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán.
He held back his sobs, thinking 'a real man doesn't cry easily.'

Stroke Order

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