膽小

See also: 胆小

Chinese

		the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
trad. (膽小)		膽	小
simp. (胆小)		胆	小

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǎnxiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daam² siu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dǎnxiǎo [Phonetic: dánxiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daansheau
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠n²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daam² siu²
  - Yale: dáam síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daam² siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dam² xiu²
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

Adjective

膽小

timid; cowardly

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 小膽／小胆

Derived terms

膽小如鼠／胆小如鼠 (dǎnxiǎorúshǔ)
膽小怕事／胆小怕事

膽小鬼／胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ)

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