thời thế tạo anh hùng

Pronunciation Northern /tʰə̤ːj˨˩ tʰe˧˥ ta̰ːʔw˨˩ ajŋ˧˧ hṳŋ˨˩/ Central /tʰəːj˧˧ tʰḛ˩˧ ta̰ːw˨˨ an˧˥ huŋ˧˧/ Southern /tʰəːj˨˩ tʰe˧˥ taːw˨˩˨ an˧˧ huŋ˨˩/

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times make the hero

Phrase

times make the hero

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Meaning

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times make the hero

A saying that special social circumstances produce people with great talent or courage.

vi Câu nói thời thế tạo anh hùng ám chỉ hoàn cảnh đặc biệt sẽ sinh ra người giỏi.

en The saying "times make the hero" implies that special circumstances produce great people.

Parts

Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 時勢造英雄 / 時勢造英雄

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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 時勢造英雄

Chinese characters Source-aligned

Representative candidate

時勢造英雄

Candidates by syllable

thời 𥱯 thế 世 tạo 造 anh 偀 hùng 雄（熊）

Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.