绿林好汉

綠林好漢
lùlín-hǎohàn
idiom #53,006

Meanings

  1. 1 hero of the greenwood
  2. 2 outlaw; brigand

Examples

HSK 7-9
Xiǎoshuō lǐ de lùlín-hǎohàn chángcháng jiéfù-jìpín.
The greenwood heroes in the novel often rob the rich to help the poor.
HSK 7-9
Tā shuōhuà zhíshuǎng, hējiǔ háoshuǎng, huóxiàng yí ge lùlín-hǎohàn.
He talks straight and drinks hard, just like a hero of the greenwood.

Tips

history
绿林 was a mountain in modern Hubei where peasants rose against 王莽 in AD 17, so 'the greenwood' came to mean the haunts of outlaws. It is also the natural Chinese term for outlaws like Robin Hood's band.
mistakes
绿 is read lù here, not lǜ, as also in 鸭绿江.

Stroke Order

绿 lǜ
林 lín
好 hǎo
汉 hàn