what does this mean: bú shì měng lóng bú guò jiāng [both literal and figurative]

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what does this mean:  bú shì měng lóng bú guò jiāng [both literal and figurative]

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“不是猛龙不过江” ？ perhaps.
means that all men who cross the river are very brave

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不是猛龙不过江！
The Literal meaning is:
bu shi:not ;
meng long :brave  dragon;
bu guo jiang: not (choice) to cross the river;

The Figurative meaning:
The one can face the challenge and win must be a brave people!Or just the brave people have the courage to challenge  and adventure.

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after toto's answer:
brave as a dragon,have you ever heared of "dragon"?we chinese are the descendants of dragon.

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Literal meaning: Only powerful Chinese dragon could cross the river
Figurative meaning: Only the courageous person will overcome the very hardship and do great deeds..

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literal meaning is what hanyang says
and figurative meaning is what shelia says