"膽小" meaning in Chinese

See 膽小 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /taːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /tɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /taːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: dǎnxiǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], daam² siu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], dǎnxiǎo [Phonetic:dánxiǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dǎnsiǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tan³-hsiao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dǎn-syǎu [Mandarin, Yale], daansheau [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], даньсяо [Mandarin, Palladius], danʹsjao [Mandarin, Palladius], dǎnrxiǎo [Phonetic:dánrxiǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄉㄢˇㄦ ㄒㄧㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dǎnrsiǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tan³-ʼrh-hsiao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dǎnr-syǎu [Mandarin, Yale], daalsheau [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], даньрсяо [Mandarin, Palladius], danʹrsjao [Mandarin, Palladius], dáam síu [Cantonese, Yale], daam² siu² [Cantonese, Pinyin], dam² xiu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 膽小
  1. timid; cowardly Categories (topical): Fear Derived forms: 膽小如鼠 (dǎnxiǎorúshǔ), 胆小如鼠 (dǎnxiǎorúshǔ), 膽小怕事, 胆小怕事, 膽小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ), 胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ)
    Sense id: en-膽小-zh-adj-YeLvscyK Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 喪膽 (sàngdǎn), 丧胆 (sàngdǎn), 小膽 [Hokkien], 小胆 [Hokkien], 怯懦 (qiènuò), 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), 膽怯 (dǎnqiè), 胆怯 (dǎnqiè), 膽細 [Hokkien], 胆细 [Hokkien], 軟弱 (ruǎnruò), 软弱 (ruǎnruò)

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      "expansion": "膽小",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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        },
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            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "roman": "dǎnxiǎorúshǔ",
          "word": "膽小如鼠"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǎnxiǎorúshǔ",
          "word": "胆小如鼠"
        },
        {
          "word": "膽小怕事"
        },
        {
          "word": "胆小怕事"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǎnxiǎoguǐ",
          "word": "膽小鬼"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǎnxiǎoguǐ",
          "word": "胆小鬼"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "timid; cowardly"
      ],
      "id": "en-膽小-zh-adj-YeLvscyK",
      "links": [
        [
          "timid",
          "timid"
        ],
        [
          "cowardly",
          "cowardly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "sàngdǎn",
          "word": "喪膽"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sàngdǎn",
          "word": "丧胆"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "小膽"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "小胆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiènuò",
          "word": "怯懦"
        },
        {
          "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": "dǎnqiè",
          "word": "膽怯"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dǎnqiè",
          "word": "胆怯"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "膽細"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "胆细"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ruǎnruò",
          "word": "軟弱"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ruǎnruò",
          "word": "软弱"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnxiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daam² siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnxiǎo [Phonetic:dánxiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnsiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tan³-hsiao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎn-syǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daansheau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "даньсяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "danʹsjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnrxiǎo [Phonetic:dánrxiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄢˇㄦ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnrsiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tan³-ʼrh-hsiao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnr-syǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daalsheau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "даньрсяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "danʹrsjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dáam síu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daam² siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dam² xiu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: dánxiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: dánrxiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "膽小"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "dǎnxiǎorúshǔ",
      "word": "膽小如鼠"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎnxiǎorúshǔ",
      "word": "胆小如鼠"
    },
    {
      "word": "膽小怕事"
    },
    {
      "word": "胆小怕事"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎnxiǎoguǐ",
      "word": "膽小鬼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎnxiǎoguǐ",
      "word": "胆小鬼"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "膽小",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese adjectives",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese adjectives",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin adjectives",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "zh:Fear"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "timid; cowardly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "timid",
          "timid"
        ],
        [
          "cowardly",
          "cowardly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnxiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daam² siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnxiǎo [Phonetic:dánxiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnsiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tan³-hsiao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎn-syǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daansheau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "даньсяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "danʹsjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnrxiǎo [Phonetic:dánrxiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄢˇㄦ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnrsiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tan³-ʼrh-hsiao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎnr-syǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daalsheau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "даньрсяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "danʹrsjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dáam síu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daam² siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dam² xiu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: dánxiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: dánrxiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "sàngdǎn",
      "word": "喪膽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sàngdǎn",
      "word": "丧胆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "小膽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "小胆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiènuò",
      "word": "怯懦"
    },
    {
      "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": "dǎnqiè",
      "word": "膽怯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎnqiè",
      "word": "胆怯"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "膽細"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "胆细"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ruǎnruò",
      "word": "軟弱"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ruǎnruò",
      "word": "软弱"
    }
  ],
  "word": "膽小"
}

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