无毒不丈夫

無毒不丈夫
wúdúbùzhàngfū

A great man will not refuse to do something vicious, cruel or immoral when it is necessary.

Wiktionary

Homographs

无毒不丈夫 wúdúbùzhàngfu no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.

Entry Composition

1 无毒 wúdú
  1. harmless
  2. innocuous
  3. lit. not poisonous
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=3 丈夫 zhàngfu husband
=3 丈夫 zhàngfū
  1. man of vigor; brave man
  2. man; (adult) male