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胆大包天

Word · IdiomTraditional膽大包天

extremely audacious; incredibly bold

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

extremely audacious; having the gall to do anything; incredibly bold

derogatory

多用于贬义,指胆子大到了极点,常形容人无所顾忌、敢于做冒险或越轨的事,含有批评或讽刺的意味。

Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
tōu偷
zhēn真
shì是
dǎn胆
dà大
bāo包
tiān天
 ,
jìng竟
rán然
gǎn敢
zài在
jǐng警
chá察
jú局
mén门
kǒu口
zuò作
àn案
 。

This thief is incredibly audacious, daring to commit a crime right at the police station entrance.

Tā他
dǎn胆
dà大
bāo包
tiān天
 ,
lián连
shàng上
sī司
de的
mìng命
lìng令
dōu都
gǎn敢
wéi违
kàng抗
 。

He is so bold as to dare to disobey his superior's orders.

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Zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
tài太
dà大
dǎn胆
le了
 ,
jiǎn简
zhí直
kě可
yǐ以
shuō说
shì是
dǎn胆
dà大
bāo包
tiān天
 。

This plan is too bold, one could almost say it's recklessly audacious.