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吃熊心豹子膽

简吃熊心豹子胆 · 繁吃熊心豹子膽

Mandarin · pinyin chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn

to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
to pluck up some courage

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
熊: xióng · a bear; brilliant; bright; surname
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
豹: bào · leopard, panther; surname
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
膽: Look up this written character
胆: dǎn · gall bladder; bravery, courage

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1–2–1–4–5–3 · chi1 xiong2 xin1 bao4 zi5 dan3

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(idiomatic) to brace up; summon up one's courage
(idiomatic) bold; audacious; foolhardy

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