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英雄难过美人关

yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

英雄難過美人關 英雄难过美人关 [ying1 xiong2 nan2 guo4 mei3 ren2 guan1] /even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 英雄難過美人關

  • 英
    yīng

    hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom

    Yīng

    United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國|英国[Yīng guó]

  • 雄
    xióng

    male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 过
    guò

    to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-

    guo

    (experienced action marker)

    Guō

    surname Guo

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 人
  • 关
    guān

    mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve

    Guān

    surname Guan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.