无毒不丈夫wú dú bù zhàng fūa stout fellow must have venom in him; he who lacks gall (/who is not thoroughly ruthless) is no real man
❍ 诚然“～”，形诸笔墨，却还不过是小毒，最高的轻蔑是无言，而且连眼珠也不转过去。(鲁迅《且介亭杂文末编·半夏小集（八）》109) True，“a stout fellow must have venom in him. ”But when this can be put down in writing it is mild venom merely. The highest contempt is wordless,without even a flicker of the eye.
❍ 老，老兄说得对，无～嘛！ 哈哈哈哈！ (石文驹《战地红缨》201) Th-that’s right,brother. As the saying goes: He who lacks gall is no real man. Ha-ha-ha.
❍ 自古道～，…… (关汉卿戏剧集·包待制智斩鲁斋郎》48) The hearts of some men are wicked as the old saying goes.
❍ 匪营长嘿嘿地奸笑了一声，说： “真是～，老兄是不是想……” (石文驹《战地红缨》245) “So that’s what you call ‘who is not thoroughly ruthless is no real man，” the commander smirked. 无毒不丈夫wu du bu zhang fu【旧语】ruthlessness is the mark of a truly great man |