coward; weakling
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a cowardly and incompetent person; a weakling
dialectThis is a regional (dialectal) derogatory term used to insult someone. Using the neutral tone on '头' (tou) is typical.
Yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nan难
jiù就
tuì退
suō缩
，
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
càn孱
tou头
。
He retreats as soon as he meets difficulty. What a coward.
Bié别
lǐ理
tā他
，
tā他
jiù就
shì是
gè个
guāng光
shuō说
bù不
liàn练
de的
càn孱
tou头
。
Don't mind him. He's just a weakling who talks the talk but never walks the walk.
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Nǐ你
yǒu有
diǎn点
gǔ骨
qì气
xíng行
bù不
xíng行
？
Bié别
dāng当
gè个
càn孱
tou头
！
Show some backbone, will you? Don't be such a wimp!