儿女情长，英雄气短 — “To be overly sentimental or bogged down by personal affections”
儿女情长，英雄气短 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly sentimental or bogged down by personal affections”. Thus losing one's ambition, courage, or heroic spirit. Literally, “Lengthy personal attachments, diminished heroic spirit”.
儿女情长，英雄气短 Pronunciation and Pinyin
儿女情长，英雄气短 Character Breakdown
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- ér儿dà大bù不yóu由niáng娘Grown children make their own decisions
- ér儿dà大bù不yóu由yé爷Grown children make their own decisions
- ér儿nǚ女zhī之zhài债lifelong parental obligation to children
- ér儿nǚ女zhī之qíng情romantic love between a couple
- ér儿nǚ女qìng亲jiā家children's in-laws
- ér儿nǚ女fū夫qī妻childhood sweethearts who married
- ér儿nǚ女zi子yǔ语childish or ill-considered talk
- ér儿nǚ女xīn心cháng肠tender-hearted and compassionate
- ér儿nǚ女qíng情duō多full of tender romantic feelings
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- ér儿nǚ女chéng成háng行to have many children
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What does 儿女情长，英雄气短 mean?
儿女情长，英雄气短 (ér nǚ qíng cháng ， yīng xióng qì duǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly sentimental or bogged down by personal affections”.
How do you pronounce 儿女情长，英雄气短?
儿女情长，英雄气短 is pronounced ér nǚ qíng cháng ， yīng xióng qì duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 儿女情长，英雄气短 literally mean?
Literally, 儿女情长，英雄气短 means “Lengthy personal attachments, diminished heroic spirit”. It is used to mean “to be overly sentimental or bogged down by personal affections”.
What is the Chinese definition of 儿女情长，英雄气短?
指男女之间恋情绵绵不断，而慷慨奋发的气概消沉不足