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心胆

Word · NounTraditional心膽

heart and gall; courage and guts

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

heart and gall; courage and guts; will and daring

literary

Literary term often used in set phrases describing extreme fear or bravery.

Tā他
xià吓
de得
xīn心
dǎn胆
jù俱
liè裂
 。

He was so frightened that his heart and gall burst.

Yīng英
xióng雄
xīn心
dǎn胆
 ,
hé何
jù惧
jiān艰
xiǎn险
 。

A hero's heart and gall fear no hardship or danger.

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Cǐ此
shì事
xū需
yào要
jí极
dà大
de的
xīn心
dǎn胆
cái才
néng能
wán完
chéng成
 。

This matter requires tremendous courage to accomplish.