膽 dǎn

gall bladder; bravery, courage

DEFINITIONS

  • gall bladder
  • bravery, courage
  • gall bladder
  • courage
  • guts
  • gall
  • inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

WORDS

蛇膽 shé dǎn snake gall (used in TCM)
赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty; to serve sb with body and soul
驚心膽顫 jīng xīn dǎn chàn frightening; frightened (idiom)
鼠膽 shǔ dǎn cowardly
龍肝鳳膽 lóng gān fèng dǎn rare food; ambrosia (delicacy)
龍膽 lóng dǎn rough gentian; Japanese gentian (Gentiana scabra)
龍膽紫 lóng dǎn zǐ gentian violet C25H30ClN3; crystal violet
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