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Chinese[edit]
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the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder
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afraid; rustic
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trad. (膽怯)
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膽
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怯
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simp. (胆怯)
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胆
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怯
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Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
膽怯
- timid; lacking courage; cowardly
生活中有許許多多的機遇,也有許許多多的膽怯、遲疑和退縮。 [MSC, trad.]
生活中有许许多多的机遇,也有许许多多的胆怯、迟疑和退缩。 [MSC, simp.]- Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de jīyù, yě yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de dǎnqiè, chíyí hé tuìsuō. [Pinyin]
- Life presents us with many opportunities — as well as many times to be timid, hesitate or withdraw.
Synonyms[edit]
- 喪膽/丧胆 (sàngdǎn)
- 小膽/小胆 (Hokkien)
- 怯懦 (qiènuò)
- 慄膽/栗胆 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 懦弱 (nuòruò)
- 懾膽/慑胆 (Hokkien)
- 熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
- 破膽/破胆 (Hokkien)
- 細膽/细胆 (sai3 daam2) (Cantonese)
- 羞怯 (xiūqiè)
- 膽小/胆小 (dǎnxiǎo)
- 膽細/胆细 (Hokkien)
- 軟弱/软弱 (ruǎnruò)