"Hero" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yīng xióng hero / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhǔ rén gōng hero (of a novel or film) / main protagonist
 háo jié hero / towering figure
 hǎo hàn hero / strong and courageous person / CL:條|条[tiao2]
 zhuàng shì hero / fighter / brave strong guy / warrior (in armor)
 yīng hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom
 xiá knight-errant / brave and chivalrous / hero / heroic
 zhèng jué good guy (in a story) / hero
 yīng liè hero / martyr / heroic / valiant / heroic deeds
 Hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
 Zhū gě Liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 / during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / mastermind
 dà xióng great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple)
 A1 fán tí Effendi, wily and fearless hero of Uighur folk tales / smart guy
 zhǔ rén wēng master (of the house) / main character in a novel etc / hero or heroine
 Sòng Jiāng Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传
 Huā Mù lán Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
 mín zú yīng xióng national hero
 Xíng tiān Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
 Wèi guó Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 / (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
 Diāo Chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü / Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
 Dà shé wán Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero / Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
 gū dǎn solitary hero / maverick
 wú míng yīng xióng unnamed hero
 Yàn zǐ Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2], also known as 晏嬰|晏婴[Yan4 Ying1], hero of book 晏子春秋[Yan4 zi3 Chun1 qiu1]
 Dí Rén jié Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends / master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
 Gé sà ěr King Gesar, hero of a Tibetan and Mongolian epic cycle
 A1 kā liú sī Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad
 táo tài láng Momotaro or Peach Boy, the hero of a Japanese folk tale / (Tw) Japanese person
 shí shì zào yīng xióng Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
绿 lu:4 lín hǎo hàn true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
 shèng xióng sage hero / refers to Mahatma Gandhi
 Lǐ Shùn chén Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
 Yàn Yīng Yan Ying (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also known as Yanzi 晏子[Yan4 zi3] , hero of book 晏子春秋[Yan4 zi3 Chun1 qiu1]
 Guō Xiǎo chuān Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
 Hán Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents
 rén jié dì líng illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom) / a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
 dà yǒng ruò qiè a great hero may appear timid (idiom) / the really brave person remains level-headed
 dú dǎn yīng xióng bold and courageous hero (idiom)
绿 lu:4 lín háo kè bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
 xiōng yǒu chéng lu:è the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
 xiōng yǒu chéng suàn the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
 dà xiá knight / swordsman / noble warrior / chivalrous hero
 Nà ěr xùn Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero
 Bǐ ěr bó Bilbo Baggins, hero of Tolkien's The Hobbit 霍比特人
 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
 Aī niè ā sī Aeneas, hero of Virgil's Aeneid
 Ní ěr xùn Nelson or Nillson (name) / Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero
 A1 qí lǐ sī Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad
 E2 dí pǔ sī Oedipus, hero of tragedy by Athenian dramatist Sophocles
 Cān sūn Samson (name) / biblical hero around 1100 BC
 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent
 qí néng yì shì extraordinary hero with special abilities / martial arts superhero
 Aò dí xiū sī Odysseus, hero of Homer's Odyssey
 gū dǎn yīng xióng solitary hero / maverick
 Wén Tiān xiáng Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
 Ang2 Shān Aung San (1915-1947), Burmese general and politician, hero of Myanmar independence movement and father of Aung San Su Kyi 昂山素季[Ang2 Shan1 Su4 Ji4]
 Lǐ Guǐ false hero (who pretends to be 李逵[Li3 Kui2]) / a fake
 hōng yún tuō yuè lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom) / fig. a foil / a contrasting character to a main hero
 Mǎ nà sī Manas, hero of Kyrghiz epic saga / Manas county and town in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
 jié yīng to die a hero / martyrdom in a good cause
 Luó Chéng jiào Luo Chengjiao (1931-1952), PRC hero of the volunteer army in Korea
  hero money
 lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan) / fig. like father, like son
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