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胆小鬼 — “Coward”

胆小鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Coward”. A timid person.

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胆小鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

胆小鬼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
胆
dǎn9gallbladder, courage, liner
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor
鬼
guǐ10ghost, devil, tricky, awful

Example Sentence with 胆小鬼

他真是个胆小鬼,连过山车都不敢玩。
He is such a coward, he doesn't even dare to ride a roller coaster.

Idioms Related to 胆小鬼

Synonyms of 胆小鬼

  • pà怕sǐ死guǐ鬼cowardly person

Antonyms of 胆小鬼

  • dǎn胆dà大bāo包tiān天extremely audacious and daring

More idioms starting with 胆

  • 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cū粗bold but careless
  • dǎn胆dà大xīn心xì细bold in planning, careful in execution
  • dǎn胆dà大xīn心xióng雄bold and ambitious

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Questions about 胆小鬼

What does 胆小鬼 mean?

胆小鬼 (dǎn xiǎo guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Coward”.

How do you pronounce 胆小鬼?

胆小鬼 is pronounced dǎn xiǎo guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 胆小鬼?

胆量小的人

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