闻风丧胆

wén fēng sàng dǎn

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

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Child Words of 闻风丧胆

• 闻 闻 wén: to hear
• 胆 胆 dǎn: gall bladder
• 风 风 fēng: wind
• 丧 丧 sāng: mourning
• 丧 丧 sàng: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
• 丧胆 丧胆 sàng dǎn: panic-stricken