好汉怕赖汉,赖汉怕急汉 好漢怕賴漢,賴漢怕急漢 好漢怕賴漢,賴漢怕急漢

a good man fears a scoundrel, a scoundrel fears a desperate man

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
A person pushed to desperation will dare to do anything, so don't corner people.
Simplified
好汉怕赖汉,赖汉怕急汉
Traditional (Taiwan)
好漢怕賴漢,賴漢怕急漢
Pinyin
hǎohàn pà lài hàn, lài hàn pà jí hàn
Bopomofo
ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄞˋ ㄏㄢˋ,ㄌㄞˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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