好勇鬥狠

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	brave	fight; contend; incite fight; contend; incite; meet; encounter	ruthless; fierce; severe
trad. (好勇鬥狠)		好	勇	鬥	狠
simp. (好勇斗狠)		好	勇	斗	狠

Etymology

From Mencius:

好勇鬥很，以危父母，五不孝也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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好勇斗很，以危父母，五不孝也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

Hǎo yǒng dòu hěn, yǐ wēi fùmǔ, wǔ bùxiào yě. [Pinyin]

The fifth is being fond of bravery, fighting and quarrelling so as to endanger his parents.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàoyǒngdòuhěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho³ jung⁵ dau³ han²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hàoyǒngdòuhěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàoyǒngdòuhěn
    • Wade–Giles: hao⁴-yung³-tou⁴-hên³
    • Yale: hàu-yǔng-dòu-hěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawyeongdowheen
    • Palladius: хаоюндоухэнь (xaojundouxɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹ xən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho³ jung⁵ dau³ han²
    • Yale: ho yúhng dau hán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho³ jung⁵ dau³ han²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho³ yung⁵ deo³ hen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³³ jʊŋ¹³ tɐu̯³³ hɐn³⁵/

Idiom

好勇鬥狠

1. eager to demonstrate bravery and fight with others; bellicose