将相本无种，男儿当自强將相本無種，男兒當自強將相本無種，男兒當自強

generals and ministers are not born of a special seed; a man should strive to be strong

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: High office is not a matter of birth; an ambitious person should work hard to rise. Encouraging, though it speaks only of men.

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Simplified: 将相本无种，男儿当自强
Traditional (Taiwan): 將相本無種，男兒當自強
Pinyin: jiàngxiàng běn wú zhǒng, nán'ér dāng zìqiáng
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ，ㄋㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄉㄤㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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