餘勇可賈

Chinese

leftover courage modal particle expressing readiness to trade, to purchase
trad. (餘勇可賈) 餘 勇 可 賈
simp. (余勇可贾) 余 勇 可 贾
Literally: “having leftover courage for sale”.

Etymology

《左傳·成公二年》:

欲勇者，賈余餘勇。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
欲勇者，贾余余勇。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Yù yǒng zhě, gǔ yú yú yǒng. [Pinyin]
Those who want courage — come and buy my leftover.

Pronunciation

Idiom

餘勇可賈

  1. to be exceedingly valorous; to have extraordinary courage
  2. to be ready for more challenges; to be untiring for further exploits

Descendants

  • → Vietnamese: dũng cảm có thừa (calque)
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