<p>If someone drinks wildly and helps friends out without hesitation, he/she could be called 豪爽, you can take it as the opposite of petty, sissy and selfish. The most famous examples would be general Guan Yu/关羽 in the the Three Kingdoms period/三国时期, and Li Bai/李白 the poet in the Tang Dynasty/唐朝.</p>

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Normally refer `豪爽` to `张飞` instead of `关羽`
Shaw
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I think they are both quite 豪爽
ramhuw
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Haha, that's alright
Shaw
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ramhuw
<p>When you ask or request somebody to do something, he immediately promises you or does it without consideration or any excuse. Then you can describe he/she as &quot;真豪爽, 够豪爽, 豪爽的一个人&quot;.</p>
<p>It is a trait of a hero in romantic arts, anyone asks for help, that hero won't hesitate.</p>

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<p>豪爽 (háo​shuǎng​)<br />
<a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E8%B1%AA%E7%88%BD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CC-CEDICT</a>: outspoken and straightforward / forthright / expansive</p>
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<p>豪爽 is an adjective used to describe people's personalities.  Judging from dictionary definitions and examples, such people tend to have a combination of traits: they are (a) frank, straightforward, blunt, outspoken; (b) kind, generous, gracious; and (c) bold, heroic.  I don't know if English has an equivalent concept to 豪爽.</p>
<p>I'm wondering if there is some good examples of e.g. famous people who would be considered 豪爽.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: Who would we describe as 豪爽?</p>

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I wonder, it seems to me "chivalrous" could be seen as a term with a similar function. Not 100% identical, but perhaps 75%..?
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Who would we describe as 豪爽?
# Who would we describe as 豪爽?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-28)

> 豪爽 (háo​shuǎng​)  
> [CC-CEDICT](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E8%B1%AA%E7%88%BD): outspoken and straightforward / forthright / expansive

豪爽 is an adjective used to describe people's personalities. Judging from dictionary definitions and examples, such people tend to have a combination of traits: they are (a) frank, straightforward, blunt, outspoken; (b) kind, generous, gracious; and (c) bold, heroic. I don't know if English has an equivalent concept to 豪爽.

I'm wondering if there is some good examples of e.g. famous people who would be considered 豪爽.

**Question**: Who would we describe as 豪爽?

**Tags:** meaning, word
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I wonder, it seems to me "chivalrous" could be seen as a term with a similar function. Not 100% identical, but perhaps 75%..?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-05-28. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

If someone drinks wildly and helps friends out without hesitation, he/she could be called 豪爽, you can take it as the opposite of petty, sissy and selfish. The most famous examples would be general Guan Yu/关羽 in the the Three Kingdoms period/三国时期, and Li Bai/李白 the poet in the Tang Dynasty/唐朝.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Normally refer `豪爽` to `张飞` instead of `关羽`  
> **username_2**: I think they are both quite 豪爽  
> **username_3**: Haha, that's alright  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-05-31. Score: 0

When you ask or request somebody to do something, he immediately promises you or does it without consideration or any excuse. Then you can describe he/she as "真豪爽, 够豪爽, 豪爽的一个人".

It is a trait of a hero in romantic arts, anyone asks for help, that hero won't hesitate.


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