What is the translation of "干大事者" in English?

The phrase "干大事者" translates colloquially to: "Big men need thermal pants daily—no e..."

What does the word "干" mean in this context?

In this phrase, "干" (pronounced gàn) means: to do, to handle (often in a figurative sense of 'handling big tasks')

In this phrase, "大事" (pronounced dà shì) means: big things, major affairs — literally 'big matters'

In this phrase, "者" (pronounced zhě) means: a person who does something — here, 'the one who handles big tasks'

The phrase "岂可一日无秋裤" translates colloquially to: "No way can they go a day without thermal pants!"

In this phrase, "岂" (pronounced qǐ) means: how could...? — an emphatic question word expressing disbelief or impossibility

In this phrase, "可" (pronounced kě) means: can, possible — used here to emphasize the impossibility

In this phrase, "一日" (pronounced yī rì) means: one day — literally 'one day'

In this phrase, "无" (pronounced wú) means: without, no — negation

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In this phrase, "秋裤" (pronounced qiū kù) means: thermal pants — literally 'autumn pants', referring to warm underpants worn in colder weather

Big men need thermal pants daily—no e...

干大事者

→ “Big men need thermal pants daily—no e...”

干 gàn⁴ = to do, to handle (often in a figurative sense of 'handling big tasks')

大事 dà⁴ shì⁴ = big things, major affairs — literally 'big matters'

大 dà⁴ = big, large

事 shì⁴ = thing, matter

者 zhě³ = a person who does something — here, 'the one who handles big tasks'

岂可一日无秋裤

→ “No way can they go a day without thermal pants!”

岂 qǐ³ = how could...? — an emphatic question word expressing disbelief or impossibility

可 kě³ = can, possible — used here to emphasize the impossibility

一日 yī¹ rì⁴ = one day — literally 'one day'

一 yī¹ = one

日 rì⁴ = day

无 wú² = without, no — negation

秋裤 qiū¹ kù⁴ = thermal pants — literally 'autumn pants', referring to warm underpants worn in colder weather

秋 qiū¹ = autumn

裤 kù⁴ = pants