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.]

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

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

eager to demonstrate bravery and fight with others; bellicose

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