What 胆小鬼 means
- Coward†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 胆小鬼, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does 胆小鬼 mean in English?
胆小鬼 is pronounced dǎnxiǎoguǐ and means Coward †.
How do you pronounce 胆小鬼?
胆小鬼 is dǎnxiǎoguǐ in pinyin — written danxiaogui without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 胆小鬼?
胆小鬼 is written with 3 characters: 胆 (dǎn) Gall bladder (courage), 小 (xiǎo) Small (few - young), 鬼 (guǐ) Ghost (sly - crafty). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 胆小鬼 written in traditional Chinese?
膽小鬼. The simplified form 胆小鬼 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 膽小鬼 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dǎnxiǎoguǐ.
Is 胆小鬼 an HSK word?
Yes — 胆小鬼 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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