绿林好汉 |
lù lín - hǎo hàn |
(idiom) chivalrous hero, often one who combats injustice or fights for a noble cause (originally referred to a group of outlaws who assembled in 绿林) |
绿 |
lǜ |
green / (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
绿林 |
Lù lín |
place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han / also pr. [Lu:4 lin2] |
林 |
Lín |
surname Lin / Japanese surname Hayashi |
林 |
lín |
(bound form) woods; forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things) |
好 |
hǎo |
good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello |
好 |
hào |
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to |
好汉 |
hǎo hàn |
hero / strong and courageous person / CL:条 |
汉 |
Hàn |
Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) |
汉 |
hàn |
man |