"Hero" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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英雄 yīng xióng hero / CL:個|个[ge4]
主人公 zhǔ rén gōng hero (of a novel or film) / main protagonist
豪杰 háo jié hero / towering figure
好汉 hǎo hàn hero / strong and courageous person / CL:條|条[tiao2]
壮士 zhuàng shì hero / fighter / brave strong guy / warrior (in armor)
英 yīng hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom
侠 xiá knight-errant / brave and chivalrous / hero / heroic
正角 zhèng jué good guy (in a story) / hero
英烈 yīng liè hero / martyr / heroic / valiant / heroic deeds
韩国 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
诸葛亮 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
大雄 dà xióng great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple)
阿凡提 A1 fán tí Effendi, wily and fearless hero of Uighur folk tales / smart guy
主人翁 zhǔ rén wēng master (of the house) / main character in a novel etc / hero or heroine
宋江 Sòng Jiāng Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传
花木兰 Huā Mù lán Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
民族英雄 mín zú yīng xióng national hero
刑天 Xíng tiān Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
魏国 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
貂蝉 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]
大蛇丸 Dà shé wán Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero / Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
孤胆 gū dǎn solitary hero / maverick
无名英雄 wú míng yīng xióng unnamed hero
晏子 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]
狄仁杰 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]
格萨尔 Gé sà ěr King Gesar, hero of a Tibetan and Mongolian epic cycle
阿喀琉斯 A1 kā liú sī Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad
桃太郎 táo tài láng Momotaro or Peach Boy, the hero of a Japanese folk tale / (Tw) Japanese person
时势造英雄 shí shì zào yīng xióng Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
绿林好汉 lu:4 lín hǎo hàn true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
圣雄 shèng xióng sage hero / refers to Mahatma Gandhi
李舜臣 Lǐ Shùn chén Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
晏婴 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]
郭小川 Guō Xiǎo chuān Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
韩 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
英雄无用武之地 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
人杰地灵 rén jié dì líng illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom) / a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
大勇若怯 dà yǒng ruò qiè a great hero may appear timid (idiom) / the really brave person remains level-headed
独胆英雄 dú dǎn yīng xióng bold and courageous hero (idiom)
绿林豪客 lu:4 lín háo kè bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
胸有成略 xiōng yǒu chéng lu:è the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
胸有成算 xiōng yǒu chéng suàn the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
大侠 dà xiá knight / swordsman / noble warrior / chivalrous hero
纳尔逊 Nà ěr xùn Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero
比尔博 Bǐ ěr bó Bilbo Baggins, hero of Tolkien's The Hobbit 霍比特人
唱红脸 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
埃涅阿斯 Aī niè ā sī Aeneas, hero of Virgil's Aeneid
尼尔逊 Ní ěr xùn Nelson or Nillson (name) / Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero
阿奇里斯 A1 qí lǐ sī Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad
俄狄浦斯 E2 dí pǔ sī Oedipus, hero of tragedy by Athenian dramatist Sophocles
参孙 Cān sūn Samson (name) / biblical hero around 1100 BC
大勇若怯，大智若愚 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
奇能异士 qí néng yì shì extraordinary hero with special abilities / martial arts superhero
奥迪修斯 Aò dí xiū sī Odysseus, hero of Homer's Odyssey
孤胆英雄 gū dǎn yīng xióng solitary hero / maverick
文天祥 Wén Tiān xiáng Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
昂山 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]
李鬼 Lǐ Guǐ false hero (who pretends to be 李逵[Li3 Kui2]) / a fake
烘云托月 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
玛纳斯 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
结缨 jié yīng to die a hero / martyrdom in a good cause
罗盛教 Luó Chéng jiào Luo Chengjiao (1931-1952), PRC hero of the volunteer army in Korea
英雄奖励金  hero money
老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 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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