膽小 [胆－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cowardice
  2. timid
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞、書面語
    細膽​、​冇​勇氣​，​好容易​驚
    timid
    • 佢好膽小㗎，唔好蝦佢。
      佢好胆小㗎，唔好虾佢。
      He is timid, don't bully him.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    timid; cowardly
    (syn.) 小胆, 丧胆, 小膽, 细胆, 怯懦, 膽細, 懾膽, 膽怯, 軟弱, 羞怯, 破胆, 細膽, 懦弱, 熊, 胆怯, 软弱, 慑胆, 破膽, 喪膽, 胆细
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #179
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “坦白说，我有恐高症。”“你是个胆小鬼！”
    “坦白説，我有恐高症。”“你是個膽小鬼！”
    “ tǎn bái shuō ， wǒ yǒu kǒng gāo zhèng 。”“ nǐ shì gè dǎn xiǎo guǐ ！”
    • "To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights." "You are a coward!"
  2. Mandarin
    胆小鬼在真正断气之前已经死过很多次。
    膽小鬼在真正斷氣之前已經死過很多次。
    dǎn xiǎo guǐ zài zhēn zhèng duàn qì zhī qián yǐ jīng sǐ guò hěn duō cì 。
    • Cowards die many times before their deaths.
  3. Mandarin
    你们全都是胆小鬼
    你們全都是膽小鬼
    nǐ men quán dōu shì dǎn xiǎo guǐ
    • You're all cowards.
    • You're all chickenshits.
  4. Mandarin
    他们称他胆小鬼。
    他們稱他膽小鬼。
    tā men chēng tā dǎn xiǎo guǐ 。
    • They called him a coward.
  5. Mandarin
    约翰看起来很勇敢，但其实是个胆小鬼。
    約翰看起來很勇敢，但其實是個膽小鬼。
    yuē hàn kàn qǐ lai hěn yǒng gǎn ， dàn qí shí shì gè dǎn xiǎo guǐ 。
    • John is brave in appearance, but is in reality a coward.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    胆小怕事
    膽小怕事
    • to be timid and overcautious
  2. Cantonese
    佢好胆小㗎，唔好虾佢。
    佢好膽小㗎，唔好蝦佢。
    • He is timid, don't bully him.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    胆小怕事
    膽小怕事
    dǎn xiǎo pà shì
    • timid and afraid of getting into trouble