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Etymology
Attested earliest in Great Tang's New Accounts (《大唐新語》 ) by Liu Su (劉肅) (fl. 806-820):
Noun
好漢
- brave man; true man; hero
我雖不曾認的,江湖上久聞他是個及時雨宋公明;且又仗義疏財,扶危濟困,是個天下聞名的好漢。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
我虽不曾认的,江湖上久闻他是个及时雨宋公明;且又仗义疏财,扶危济困,是个天下闻名的好汉。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14th century CE
- Wǒ suī bùcéng rènde, jiānghú shàng jiǔ wén tā shì ge jíshíyǔ Sòng Gōngmíng; qiě yòu zhàngyìshūcái, fúwēijìkùn, shì ge tiānxià wénmíng de hǎohàn. [Pinyin]
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斬犯綁赴法場的時候,大叫道,「過了二十年,又是一條好漢!」為了另起爐竈,從新做人,非經過二十年不可,真是麻煩得很。 [MSC, trad.]
斩犯绑赴法场的时候,大叫道,「过了二十年,又是一条好汉!」为了另起炉灶,从新做人,非经过二十年不可,真是麻烦得很。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhǎnfàn bǎng fù fǎchǎng de shíhòu, dàjiào dào, “guò le èrshí nián, yòu shì yī tiáo hǎohàn!” Wèile lìngqǐlúzào, cóng xīn zuòrén, fēi jīngguò èrshí nián bùkě, zhēnshì máfán dehěn. [Pinyin]
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- (euphemistic) outlaw
Synonyms
- 俊傑/俊杰 (jùnjié)
- 英豪 (yīngháo)
- 英雄 (yīngxióng)
- 龍虎/龙虎 (lónghǔ) (figurative)
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