湘勇
Xiāng yǒng
Pinyin
Definition
湘勇
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- Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion
Character Decomposition
Idioms (10)
勇气可嘉
- 1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
大勇若怯
- 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯,大智若愚
- 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
好汉不提当年勇
- 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
散兵游勇
- 1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action