"膽怯" meaning in Chinese

See 膽怯 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, Sinological-IPA], /tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /taːm³⁵ hiːp̚³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /tam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiap̚⁵/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, IPA], /tam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiap̚³²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, IPA] Audio: Zh-danqiè.ogg [Mandarin, Bopomofo] Forms: 胆怯 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 膽怯
  1. timid; lacking courage; cowardly
    Sense id: en-膽怯-zh-adj-mvUVW21Y Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries 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], 素母 [Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 細膽 (sai3 daam2) [Cantonese], 细胆 (sai3 daam2) [Cantonese], 羞怯 (xiūqiè), 膽小 (dǎnxiǎo), 胆小 (dǎnxiǎo), 膽細 [Hokkien], 胆细 [Hokkien], 荏弱 (rěnruò), 軟弱 (ruǎnruò), 软弱 (ruǎnruò), 雀囝膽 [Puxian-Min], 雀囝胆 [Puxian-Min], 鳥囝膽 [Puxian-Min], 鸟囝胆 [Puxian-Min], 鳥膽 [Puxian-Min], 鸟胆 [Puxian-Min]
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          "roman": "Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de jīyù, yě yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de dǎnqiè, chíyí hé tuìsuō.",
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          "timid",
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          "courage",
          "courage"
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        [
          "cowardly",
          "cowardly"
        ]
      ],
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          "roman": "sàngdǎn",
          "word": "喪膽"
        },
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          "roman": "sàngdǎn",
          "word": "丧胆"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "小膽"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "小胆"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiènuò",
          "word": "怯懦"
        },
        {
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            "Hokkien",
            "Xiamen",
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "慄膽"
        },
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            "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"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "素母"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sai3 daam2",
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          ],
          "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"
        },
        {
          "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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            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "雀囝膽"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "雀囝胆"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "鳥囝膽"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "鸟囝胆"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "鳥膽"
        },
        {
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            "Puxian-Min"
          ],
          "word": "鸟胆"
        }
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      "zh_pron": "dǎnqiè"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎnquè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ"
    },
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daam² hip³"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tám-khiap"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎnqiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎnciè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tan³-chʻieh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎn-chyè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daanchieh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danʹce",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "даньце"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎnquè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎncyuè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tan³-chʻüeh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎn-chywè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daanchiueh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danʹcjue",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "даньцюэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daam² hip³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dáam hip"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daam² hip⁸"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dam² hib³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːm³⁵ hiːp̚³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tám-khiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tám-khiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dafmqiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiap̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "膽怯"
}
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      "zh_pron": "dǎnqiè"
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎnquè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "daam² hip³"
    },
    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tám-khiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎnqiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎnciè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tan³-chʻieh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎn-chyè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daanchieh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danʹce",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "даньце"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎnquè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎncyuè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tan³-chʻüeh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dǎn-chywè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daanchiueh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danʹcjue",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "даньцюэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daam² hip³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dáam hip"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daam² hip⁸"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dam² hib³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːm³⁵ hiːp̚³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tám-khiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tám-khiap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dafmqiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiap̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "素母"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "雀囝膽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "雀囝胆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "鳥囝膽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "鸟囝胆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "鳥膽"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Puxian-Min"
      ],
      "word": "鸟胆"
    }
  ],
  "word": "膽怯"
}

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