"怯懦" meaning in Chinese

See 怯懦 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hiːp̚³ nɔː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/, /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/, /hiːp̚³ nɔː²²/ Chinese transliterations: qiènuò [Mandarin, Pinyin], quènuò [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hip³ no⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], qiènuò [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ciènuò [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻieh⁴-no⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chyè-nwò [Mandarin, Yale], chiehnuoh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цено [Mandarin, Palladius], ceno [Mandarin, Palladius], quènuò [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cyuènuò [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻüeh⁴-no⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chywè-nwò [Mandarin, Yale], chiuehnuoh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цюэно [Mandarin, Palladius], cjueno [Mandarin, Palladius], hip noh [Cantonese, Yale], hip⁸ no⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hib³ no⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 怯懦
  1. timid; cowardly; overcautious Related terms: 卑怯 (bēiqiè), 卑下 (bēixià)
    Sense id: en-怯懦-zh-adj-Uk-hY7n5 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 65 15 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 20 26 Synonyms: 喪膽 (sàngdǎn), 丧胆 (sàngdǎn), 小膽 [Hokkien], 小胆 [Hokkien], 慄膽 [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 栗胆 [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 懦弱 (nuòruò), 懾膽 [Hokkien], 慑胆 [Hokkien], (xióng) [colloquial], 破膽 [Hokkien], 破胆 [Hokkien], 細膽 (sai3 daam2) [Cantonese], 细胆 (sai3 daam2) [Cantonese], 羞怯 (xiūqiè), 膽小 (dǎnxiǎo), 胆小 (dǎnxiǎo), 膽怯 (dǎnqiè), 胆怯 (dǎnqiè), 膽細 [Hokkien], 胆细 [Hokkien], 荏弱 (rěnruò), 軟弱 (ruǎnruò), 软弱 (ruǎnruò)
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          "overcautious",
          "overcautious"
        ]
      ],
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          "roman": "bēiqiè",
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          "roman": "sàngdǎn",
          "word": "喪膽"
        },
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          "roman": "sàngdǎn",
          "word": "丧胆"
        },
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        },
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        },
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            "Hokkien",
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            "Xiamen",
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          "roman": "nuòruò",
          "word": "懦弱"
        },
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        },
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        },
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          "roman": "xióng",
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          "word": "熊"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "破膽"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "sai3 daam2",
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          ],
          "word": "細膽"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sai3 daam2",
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            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "细胆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xiūqiè",
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        },
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          "roman": "dǎnxiǎo",
          "word": "膽小"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǎnxiǎo",
          "word": "胆小"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǎnqiè",
          "word": "膽怯"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǎnqiè",
          "word": "胆怯"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "膽細"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "胆细"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rěnruò",
          "word": "荏弱"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ruǎnruò",
          "word": "軟弱"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ruǎnruò",
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        }
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "quènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hip³ no⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻieh⁴-no⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyè-nwò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiehnuoh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цено"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ceno"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "quènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cyuènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻüeh⁴-no⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chywè-nwò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiuehnuoh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цюэно"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjueno"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hip noh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hip⁸ no⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hib³ no⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːp̚³ nɔː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːp̚³ nɔː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "怯懦"
}
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      "roman": "bēiqiè",
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        "timid; cowardly; overcautious"
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          "timid",
          "timid"
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          "cowardly",
          "cowardly"
        ],
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          "overcautious",
          "overcautious"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "qiènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "quènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hip³ no⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qiènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ciènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻieh⁴-no⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyè-nwò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiehnuoh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цено"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ceno"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "quènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cyuènuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻüeh⁴-no⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chywè-nwò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiuehnuoh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цюэно"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjueno"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hip noh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hip⁸ no⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hib³ no⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːp̚³ nɔː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/"
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      "roman": "sàngdǎn",
      "word": "喪膽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sàngdǎn",
      "word": "丧胆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "小膽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "小胆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "慄膽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "栗胆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nuòruò",
      "word": "懦弱"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "懾膽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "慑胆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xióng",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "熊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "破膽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "破胆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sai3 daam2",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "細膽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sai3 daam2",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "细胆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiūqiè",
      "word": "羞怯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎnxiǎo",
      "word": "膽小"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎnxiǎo",
      "word": "胆小"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎnqiè",
      "word": "膽怯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎnqiè",
      "word": "胆怯"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "膽細"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "胆细"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rěnruò",
      "word": "荏弱"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ruǎnruò",
      "word": "軟弱"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ruǎnruò",
      "word": "软弱"
    }
  ],
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}

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