膽脬
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[the gall-bladder]]
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Definitions
  1. 1 [[the gall-bladder]]
  2. 2 dáam tōe 膽脬 — brave. cf. sāa dáam 沙膽/肥.
  3. 3 dáam bohk dáam tōe chái tōe 膽捩膽脬 — to take risks (yjh 14.9.2000, 52).
  4. 4 dáam chōu chōu tōe chòu chòu 膽粗粗膽粗粗 — [big gall bladder] fearless, foolhardy.
  5. 5 dáam sāang mouh tōe sāang mo 膽生毛膽生毛 — [gall bladder grows hair] audacious, bold, "cheeky" (often used to accuse someone of disrespect).
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