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› 膽
膽
daam2
Mandarin: dan3
Simplified: 胆
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1
gall bladder
2
courage
3
guts
4
gall
5
inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
6
bulb
7
# adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 膽
膽汁
daam2
zap1
bile | [粵]: also 黃膽水
搏大膽
bok3
daai6
daam2
make a bet with someone (usually to pick a fight) | to dare
夠膽死
gau3
daam2
sei2
brave enough to die, it is used to describe one's extreme bravery
膽大心細
daam2
daai6
sam1
sai3
bold but cautious
膽生石
daam2
saang1
sek6
gallstone
攞膽
lo1
daam2
scary
有膽量
jau5
daam2
loeng6
courageous
膽小鬼
daam2
siu2
gwai2
craven; piker; scaramouch; sook
放膽
fong3
daam2
to act with courage
無膽匪類
mou4
daam2
fei2
leoi6
gutless; a coward
忠肝義膽
zung1
gon1
ji6
daam2
Loyal and brave with integrity
膽搏膽
daam2
bok3
daam2
to take risks [colloquial]
明目張膽
ming4
muk6
zoeng1
daam2
(idiom) 1. Blatant; 2. Blatantly
大膽
daai6
daam2
[[big gall-bladder]] very brave.
膽脬
daam2
toe1
[[the gall-bladder]] | dáam tōe 膽脬 — brave. cf. sāa dáam 沙膽/肥. |
放膽
fong3
daam2
[[to place gall-bladder]] used to encourage someone to go ahead and do something
兩頭膽
loeng5
tau6
tan4
[[two heads bold]] to be extremely busy, to be "rushed off one's feet".
冇膽匪類
mou6
daam2
fei2
leoi2
[[bandits without guts]] a coward; a bunch of cowards.
慳電膽
haan1
din6
daam2
energy-saving light bulb
生人唔生膽
saang1
jan4
h3
saang1
daam3
[[to be intimidated]] to be intimidated, to be fearful, to be timid (gwdl 107, 1
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