十八年後又是一條好漢

十八年後又是一條好漢

Chinese

		eighteen; 18	year	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	be; yes; this	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article	brave man; true man; hero brave man; true man; hero; outlaw
trad. (十八年後又是一條好漢)		十八	年	後	又	是	一	條	好漢
simp. (十八年后又是一条好汉)		十八	年	后	又	是	一	条	好汉

Etymology

From the belief that one will reincarnate after one's death, and become a man again 18 years later.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíbā nián hòu yòu shì yī tiáo hǎohàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shíbā nián hòu yòu shì yī tiáo hǎohàn [Phonetic: shíbā nián hòu yòu shì yì tiáo hǎohàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyba nian how yow shyh i tyau haohann
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhba nián hòu yòu shìh yi tiáo hǎohàn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵ njɛn³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰjɑʊ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xän⁵¹/

Phrase

十八年後又是一條好漢

1. Eighteen years later one will be a man again (said when one is about to be killed or executed).