男儿有泪不轻弹

男兒有淚不輕彈
nánéryǒulèibùqīngtán
real men do not easily cry (idiom)

CEDICT

（谚语）男儿不随便流泪。比喻男子不轻易屈服，向人示弱。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

男儿有泪不轻弹 nán'éryǒulèibùqīngtán

Entry Composition

1 男儿 nánér
  1. a (real) man
  2. boy
  3. son
2 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
3 泪 lèi (bound form) tears; teardrops
4 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
5 轻 qīng
  1. light
  2. easy
  3. gentle
  4. soft
  5. reckless
  6. unimportant
  7. frivolous
  8. small in number
  9. unstressed
  10. neutral
  11. to disparage
6 弹 tán
  1. to pluck (a string)
  2. to play (a string instrument)
  3. to spring or leap
  4. to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)
  5. (of cotton) to fluff or tease
  6. to flick
  7. to flip
  8. to accuse
  9. to impeach
  10. elastic (of materials)