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男儿有泪不轻弹
男兒有淚不輕彈
nánéryǒulèibùqīngtán
1. real men do not easily cry (idiom)

Character Breakdown

男
nán
man, boy; male; baron; surname
HSK 2 7 丶
儿
ér
son, child
HSK 1 2 丶
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1 6 丶
泪
lèi
tears; to cry, to weep
HSK 5 8 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
轻
qīng
light, gentle; simple, easy
HSK 3 9 丶
弹
dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
HSK 4 11 丶

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