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Open the tool →英雄本色 (yīng xióng běn sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the true character or intrinsic quality of a hero”.
英雄本色 is pronounced yīng xióng běn sè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 英雄本色 means “Heroic true colors”. It is used to mean “the true character or intrinsic quality of a hero”.
英雄:杰出的人才。杰出人物的本来面貌。多指杰出的人物必然有非凡的行为、举动。