胆大心粗 — “Bold but careless”
胆大心粗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bold but careless”. Intrepid yet thoughtless and inconsiderate of details. Literally, “Bold in guts, rough in heart”.
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胆大心粗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
胆大心粗 Character Breakdown
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他虽然胆子很大，但做事总是胆大心粗，不注意细节，常常出错。
Although he is very bold, he always acts with boldness but carelessness, neglecting details and often making mistakes.
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- dǎn胆sàng丧hún魂jīng惊scared out of one's wits
- dǎn胆sàng丧hún魂xiāo消utterly terrified and panic-stricken
- dǎn胆zhuàng壮xīn心xióng雄exceptionally brave and ambitious
- dǎn胆zhuàng壮qì气cū粗bold and fearless
- dǎn胆dà大yú于shēn身extremely audacious
- dǎn胆dà大bāo包tiān天extremely audacious and daring
- dǎn胆dà大rú如dǒu斗extremely bold and daring
- dǎn胆dà大wàng妄wéi为act recklessly and presumptuously
- dǎn胆dà大xīn心xiǎo小Brave in action, cautious in planning
- dǎn胆dà大xīn心xióng雄bold and ambitious
- dǎn胆dà大pō泼tiān天extremely bold and audacious
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What does 胆大心粗 mean?
胆大心粗 (dǎn dà xīn cū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bold but careless”.
How do you pronounce 胆大心粗?
胆大心粗 is pronounced dǎn dà xīn cū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 胆大心粗 literally mean?
Literally, 胆大心粗 means “Bold in guts, rough in heart”. It is used to mean “Bold but careless”.
What is the Chinese definition of 胆大心粗?
做事胆子在，但心粗。考虑不周全。