英雄难过美人关

英雄难过美人关:

Literally means:

even a hero cannot resist the temptation of a beauty; be tripped by a beauty

Actually means:

英雄 in Chinese means a capable, brave, ambitious and intelligent man who is hard to be tempted.

This phrase means that even a hero tends to lose his ambition, make mistakes or fail in his career because of his love for a beauty. It implies that even a hero can be tripped by a beauty, let alone an ordinary man. Sometimes it indicates one's pity for a hero's mistakes. It is slightly derogative.

英雄，有才能、有胆识、有抱负，机智勇敢、不容易受诱惑的人。

指英雄好汉也难免因爱恋美女而失去斗志，犯了错误或遭到失败含有连英雄人物都会毁在女人手里，普通人更不用说的意味。有时用来表示对英雄人物犯错误感到可惜。略含贬义。