時勢造英雄
See also: 时势造英雄
Chinese edit
current situation; time | to make; to build; to invent to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture |
hero; heroic | ||
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trad. (時勢造英雄) | 時勢 | 造 | 英雄 | |
simp. (时势造英雄) | 时势 | 造 | 英雄 |
Etymology edit
From Liang Qichao's Biography of Li Hongzhang (《李鴻章傳》):
- 時勢造英雄,英雄亦造時勢。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- Shíshì zào yīngxióng, yīngxióng yì zào shíshì. [Pinyin]
- The time creates the hero, yet the hero also creates the time.
时势造英雄,英雄亦造时势。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
時勢造英雄