儿女情长，英雄气短兒女情長，英雄氣短兒女情長，英雄氣短

with tender love of family, the hero's spirit shrinks

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Heroes who get caught up in romantic or family feeling lose their drive. Said critically or with sympathy.

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Simplified: 儿女情长，英雄气短
Traditional (Taiwan): 兒女情長，英雄氣短
Pinyin: érnǚqíngcháng, yīngxióngqìduǎn
Bopomofo: ㄦˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ，ㄧㄥㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

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