大膽

简 大胆 · 繁 大膽
Mandarin · pinyin dà dǎn

Meanings

  1. brazen
  2. audacious
  3. outrageous
  4. bold
  5. daring
  6. fearless
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
膽
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胆
dǎn · gall bladder; bravery, courage
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4–3 · da4 dan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 daam2

Cantonese word readings for 大膽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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daai6 daam2

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adj

  1. bold; daring; defiant

name

  1. (~島) Dadan Island (an island of Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan)

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