to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
胆固醇膽固醇dan3 gu4 chun2
cholesterol
胆管膽管dan3 guan3
bile duct
胆寒膽寒dan3 han2
to fear; to be terrified
胆红素膽紅素dan3 hong2 su4
bilirubin
胆碱膽鹼dan3 jian3
choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)
胆碱酯酶膽鹼酯酶dan3 jian3 zhi3 mei2
choline esterase (ChE), hydrolyzing enzyme in blood plasma
胆结石膽結石dan3 jie2 shi2
gallstone
胆惊心颤膽驚心顫dan3 jing1 xin1 chan4
see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战
胆力膽力dan3 li4
courage; bravery
胆量膽量dan3 liang4
courage; boldness; guts
胆绿素膽綠素dan3 lv4 su4
biliverdin
胆略膽略dan3 lve4
courage and resource
胆囊膽囊dan3 nang2
gall bladder
胆魄膽魄dan3 po4
courage; bravery
胆破膽破dan3 po4
to be frightened to death
胆气膽氣dan3 qi4
courageous; bold
胆怯膽怯dan3 qie4
timid; cowardly
胆色素膽色素dan3 se4 su4
bilirubin
胆识膽識dan3 shi2
courage and insight
胆石膽石dan3 shi2
gallstone
胆石绞痛膽石絞痛dan3 shi2 jiao3 tong4
gallstone colic
胆石症膽石症dan3 shi2 zheng4
gallstone
胆小膽小dan3 xiao3
cowardice; timid
胆小鬼膽小鬼dan3 xiao3 gui3
coward
胆小如鼠膽小如鼠dan3 xiao3 ru2 shu3
chicken-hearted (idiom); gutless
胆战膽戰dan3 zhan4
to tremble with fear
胆战心惊膽戰心驚dan3 zhan4 xin1 jing1
to tremble with fear (idiom); scared witless
胆汁膽汁dan3 zhi1
gall; bile
胆子膽子dan3 zi5
courage; nerve; guts
斗胆斗膽dou3 dan3
(courteous) to be so bold as to
独胆獨膽du2 dan3
individually courageous
独胆英雄獨膽英雄du2 dan3 ying1 xiong2
bold and courageous hero (idiom)
放胆放膽fang4 dan3
to act boldly
肝胆相照肝膽相照gan1 dan3 xiang1 zhao4
to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
狗胆包天狗膽包天gou3 dan3 bao1 tian1
extremely daring (idiom); foolhardy
孤胆孤膽gu1 dan3
solitary hero; maverick
孤胆英雄孤膽英雄gu1 dan3 ying1 xiong2
solitary hero; maverick
海胆海膽hai3 dan3
sea urchin
惊心胆颤驚心膽顫jing1 xin1 dan3 chan4
frightening; frightened (idiom)
苦胆苦膽ku3 dan3
gall bladder
龙胆龍膽long2 dan3
rough gentian; Japanese gentian (Gentiana scabra)
龙胆紫龍膽紫long2 dan3 zi3
gentian violet C25H30ClN3; crystal violet
龙肝凤胆龍肝鳳膽long2 gan1 feng4 dan3
rare food; ambrosia (delicacy)
明目张胆明目張膽ming2 mu4 zhang1 dan3
openly and without fear; brazenly
披肝沥胆披肝瀝膽pi1 gan1 li4 dan3
lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
破胆破膽po4 dan3
to be scared stiff
破胆寒心破膽寒心po4 dan3 han2 xin1
to be scared out of one's wits
剖肝沥胆剖肝瀝膽pou1 gan1 li4 dan3
to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)
倾心吐胆傾心吐膽qing1 xin1 tu3 dan3
to pour out one's heart (idiom)
丧胆喪膽sang4 dan3
panic-stricken; scared out of one's wits
色胆色膽se4 dan3
boldness in pursuing one's sexual urges
色胆包天色膽包天se4 dan3 bao1 tian1
outrageously bold in one's lust; debauched (idiom)
蛇胆蛇膽she2 dan3
snake gall (used in TCM)
鼠胆鼠膽shu3 dan3
cowardly
碎心裂胆碎心裂膽sui4 xin1 lie4 dan3
in mortal fear (idiom)
提心吊胆提心吊膽ti2 xin1 diao4 dan3
(saying) to be very scared and on edge
闻风丧胆聞風喪膽wen2 feng1 sang4 dan3
hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news
卧薪尝胆臥薪嚐膽wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3
lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
吓破胆嚇破膽xia4 po4 dan3
to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff
心胆心膽xin1 dan3
courage
心胆俱裂心膽俱裂xin1 dan3 ju4 lie4
to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
心惊胆颤心驚膽顫xin1 jing1 dan3 chan4
see 心驚膽戰|心惊胆战
心惊胆战心驚膽戰xin1 jing1 dan3 zhan4
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
熊胆熊膽xiong2 dan3
bear gall (used in TCM)
熊胆草熊膽草xiong2 dan3 cao3
Conyza blinii
一身是胆一身是膽yi1 shen1 shi4 dan3
devoid of fear (idiom); intrepid
乙酰胆碱乙酰膽鹼yi3 xian1 dan3 jian3
acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)
有胆量有膽量you3 dan3 liang4
courageous
有色无胆有色無膽you3 se4 wu2 dan3
to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it; to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it; to be all talk and no action
壮起胆子壯起膽子zhuang4 qi3 dan3 zi5
to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face