心膽俱裂

Chinese

		heart; mind	the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder	a social club; entirely; without exception	crack; split
trad. (心膽俱裂)		心	膽	俱	裂
simp. (心胆俱裂)		心	胆	俱	裂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīndǎnjùliè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ daam² keoi¹ lit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīndǎnjùliè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sindǎnjyùliè
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-tan³-chü⁴-lieh⁴
    • Yale: syīn-dǎn-jyù-lyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shindaanjiuhlieh
    • Palladius: синьданьцзюйле (sinʹdanʹczjujle)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ daam² keoi¹ lit⁶
    • Yale: sām dáam kēui liht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ daam² koey¹ lit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ dam² kêu¹ lid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ taːm³⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ liːt̚²/

Idiom

心膽俱裂

1. to be frightened out of one's wits; to be terrorstricken

   嚇得敵人心膽俱裂 [MSC, trad.]
   吓得敌人心胆俱裂 [MSC, simp.]

   xià de dírén xīndǎnjùliè [Pinyin]

   to strike terror into the enemy's hearts