十八年後又是一條好漢

Chinese

		eighteen; 18	year	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	be; yes; this	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article	brave man; true man; hero brave man; true man; hero; outlaw
trad. (十八年後又是一條好漢)		十八	年	後	又	是	一	條	好漢
simp. (十八年后又是一条好汉)		十八	年	后	又	是	一	条	好汉
Literally: “Eighteen years later one will become a hero again.”

Etymology

From the belief that one will reincarnate after one's death, and become a man again 18 years later.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíbā nián hòu yòu shì yī tiáo hǎohàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíbā nián hòu yòu shì yī tiáo hǎohàn [Phonetic: shíbā nián hòu yòu shì yì tiáo hǎohàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhba nián hòu yòu shìh yi tiáo hǎohàn
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-pa¹ nien² hou⁴ yu⁴ shih⁴ i¹ tʻiao² hao³-han⁴
    • Yale: shŕ-bā nyán hòu yòu shr̀ yī tyáu hǎu-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrba nian how yow shyh i tyau haohann
    • Palladius: шиба нянь хоу ю ши и тяо хаохань (šiba njanʹ xou ju ši i tjao xaoxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹/

Phrase

十八年後又是一條好漢

1. An expression said when one is about to die or get killed to convey their fearlessness or lack of fear towards death.

See also

• 二十年後又是一條好漢／二十年后又是一条好汉 (èrshí nián hòu yòu shì yī tiáo hǎohàn)