膽小

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
anagram		小膽／小胆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǎnxiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daam² siu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dǎnxiǎo [Phonetic: dánxiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daansheau
    • IPA ^(key): /ta̠n²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: dǎnrxiǎo [Phonetic: dánrxiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˇㄦ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daalsheau
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daam² siu²
    • Yale: dáam síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daam² siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dam² xiu²
    • IPA ^(key): /taːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

Adjective

膽小

1. timid; cowardly

Synonyms

• 膽怯／胆怯 (dǎnqiè)
• 害怕 (hàipà)
• (Min Nan) 小膽／小胆, 膽細／胆细

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)