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膽小如鼠

简 胆小如鼠 · 繁 膽小如鼠
Mandarin · pinyin dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ

Meanings

  1. (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
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Characters in this entry

膽
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小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
鼠
shǔ · rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
胆
dǎn · gall bladder; bravery, courage
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3–3–2–3 · dan3 xiao3 ru2 shu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2

Cantonese word readings for 膽小如鼠. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2

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phrase

  1. (simile) to be timid as a mouse; to be very timid

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