胆 - dǎn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it; to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it; to be all talk and no action

破胆寒心

pò dǎn hán xīn

to be scared out of one's wits

龙肝凤胆

lóng gān fèng dǎn

rare food; ambrosia (delicacy)

Idioms (18)

胆小如鼠

dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ

chicken-hearted (idiom); gutless

胆战心惊

dǎn zhàn xīn jīng

to tremble with fear (idiom); scared witless

一身是胆

yī shēn shì dǎn

devoid of fear (idiom); intrepid

倾心吐胆

qīng xīn tǔ dǎn

to pour out one's heart (idiom)

剖肝沥胆

pōu gān lì dǎn

to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)

卧薪尝胆

wò xīn cháng dǎn

(lit.) to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

心惊胆战

xīn jīng dǎn zhàn

(lit.) heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless

心胆俱裂

xīn dǎn jù liè

to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)

惊心胆颤

jīng xīn dǎn chàn

frightening; frightened (idiom)

披肝沥胆

pī gān lì dǎn

(lit.) to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

狗胆包天

gǒu dǎn bāo tiān

extremely daring (idiom); foolhardy

独胆英雄

dú dǎn yīng xióng

bold and courageous hero (idiom)

碎心裂胆

suì xīn liè dǎn

in mortal fear (idiom)

肝胆相照

gān dǎn xiāng zhào

to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

色胆包天

sè dǎn bāo tiān

to be driven by strong sexual urge (to do sth) (idiom)

赤胆忠心

chì dǎn zhōng xīn

(lit.) red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul

闻风丧胆

wén fēng sàng dǎn

hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news

吃熊心豹子胆

chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn

to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom); to pluck up some courage

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