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Definitions

  1. 1. gall bladder
  2. 2. courage
  3. 3. guts
  4. 4. gall
  5. 5. inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

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Words Containing 胆

壮胆
zhuàng dǎn

to get one’s courage up

大胆
dà dǎn

brazen

提心吊胆
tí xīn diào dǎn

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

胆子
dǎn zi

courage

胆小
dǎn xiǎo

cowardice

胆小鬼
dǎn xiǎo guǐ

coward

胆怯
dǎn qiè

timidity

一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn

devoid of fear (idiom)

乙酰胆碱
yǐ xiān dǎn jiǎn

acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)

倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn

to pour out one's heart (idiom)

剖肝沥胆
pōu gān lì dǎn

to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)

吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn

to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)

丧胆
sàng dǎn

panic-stricken

吓破胆
xià pò dǎn

to be scared out of one's wits

壮起胆子
zhuàng qǐ dǎn zi

to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face

孤胆
gū dǎn

solitary hero

孤胆英雄
gū dǎn yīng xióng

solitary hero

心胆
xīn dǎn

courage

心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè

to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)

心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn

lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear

心惊胆颤
xīn jīng dǎn chàn

see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xīn jīng dǎn zhàn]

披肝沥胆
pī gān lì dǎn

lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

明目张胆
míng mù zhāng dǎn

openly and without fear

有胆量
yǒu dǎn liàng

courageous

有色无胆
yǒu sè wú dǎn

to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it

海胆
hǎi dǎn

sea urchin

熊胆草
xióng dǎn cǎo

Conyza blinii

狗胆包天
gǒu dǎn bāo tiān

extremely daring (idiom)

独胆
dú dǎn

individually courageous

破胆
pò dǎn

to be scared stiff

破胆寒心
pò dǎn hán xīn

to be scared out of one's wits

碎心裂胆
suì xīn liè dǎn

in mortal fear (idiom)

闻风丧胆
wén fēng sàng dǎn

hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news

肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào

to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

胆力
dǎn lì

courage

胆囊
dǎn náng

gall bladder

胆固醇
dǎn gù chún

cholesterol

胆大
dǎn dà

daring

胆大包天
dǎn dà bāo tiān

reckless

胆大妄为
dǎn dà wàng wéi

daredevil

胆寒
dǎn hán

to fear

胆小如鼠
dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ

(idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless

胆战
dǎn zhàn

to tremble with fear

胆战心惊
dǎn zhàn xīn jīng

to tremble with fear (idiom)

胆敢
dǎn gǎn

to dare (negative connotation)

胆气
dǎn qì

courageous

胆汁
dǎn zhī

gall

胆略
dǎn lüe4

courage and resource

胆石
dǎn shí

gallstone

胆石症
dǎn shí zhèng

gallstone

胆石绞痛
dǎn shí jiǎo tòng

gallstone colic

胆破
dǎn pò

to be frightened to death

胆管
dǎn guǎn

bile duct

胆红素
dǎn hóng sù

bilirubin

胆结石
dǎn jié shí

gallstone

胆绿素
dǎn lǜ sù

biliverdin

胆肥
dǎn féi

brazen

胆色素
dǎn sè sù

bilirubin

胆识
dǎn shí

courage and insight

胆道
dǎn dào

bile duct

胆量
dǎn liàng

courage

胆颤心惊
dǎn chàn xīn jīng

panic-stricken

胆惊心颤
dǎn jīng xīn chàn

see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战[xīn jīng dǎn zhàn]

胆碱
dǎn jiǎn

choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)

胆碱酯酶
dǎn jiǎn zhǐ méi

choline esterase (ChE), hydrolyzing enzyme in blood plasma

卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn

lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[gōu jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)

色胆包天
sè dǎn bāo tiān

debauched (idiom)

苦胆
kǔ dǎn

gall bladder

赤胆忠心
chì dǎn zhōng xīn

lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

惊心胆颤
jīng xīn dǎn chàn

frightening

鼠胆
shǔ dǎn

cowardly

龙肝凤胆
lóng gān fèng dǎn

rare food

龙胆
lóng dǎn

rough gentian

龙胆紫
lóng dǎn zǐ

gentian violet C25H30ClN3