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英雄本色

yīngxióng-běnsè
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 true character of a hero
  2. 2 a hero's essential nature

Examples

HSK 7-9
临危不乱，这才是英雄本色。
Lín wēi bù luàn, zhè cái shì yīngxióng-běnsè.
Staying calm in danger - that's a hero's true character.
HSK 7-9
他在危急关头挺身而出，尽显英雄本色。
Tā zài wēijí guāntóu tǐngshēn'érchū, jìn xiǎn yīngxióng-běnsè.
He stepped forward at a critical moment, showing his true heroic nature.

Tips

culture
Also the title of John Woo's 1986 Hong Kong crime film 《英雄本色》 (A Better Tomorrow), a landmark of the 'heroic bloodshed' genre starring Chow Yun-fat.

In Pop Culture

英雄本色 Yīngxióngběnsè
A Better Tomorrow
John Woo's 1986 film that redefined Hong Kong action cinema and made Chow Yun-fat an icon.

Stroke Order

英 yīng
雄 xióng
本 běn
色 sè