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  1. (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless

Characters

  • 胆 (膽): gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
  • 小 (小): small; tiny; few; young
  • 如 (如): as; as if; such as
  • 鼠 (鼠): (bound form) rat; mouse

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Examples

他胆小如鼠。

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