雀囝膽

Chinese

		sparrow	the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder
trad. (雀囝膽)		雀囝	膽
simp. (雀囝胆)		雀囝	胆

Pronunciation

• Puxian Min (Xianyou, Pouseng Ping'ing): zia⁵ gyaⁿ³ dorⁿ³

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• Puxian Min
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zia⁵ gyaⁿ³ dorⁿ³ [Phonetic: zia¹ yaⁿ⁵ dorⁿ³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sia²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ỹã³³²⁻²¹ tɒ̃³³²/

Adjective

雀囝膽

1. (Xianyou Puxian Min) timid; cowardly

Synonyms

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• 喪膽／丧胆 (sàngdǎn)
• 小膽／小胆 (Hokkien)
• 怯懦 (qiènuò)
• 慄膽／栗胆 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 懦弱 (nuòruò)
• 懾膽／慑胆 (Hokkien)
• 熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
• 破膽／破胆 (Hokkien)
• 細膽／细胆 (sai³ daam²) (Cantonese)
• 羞怯 (xiūqiè)
• 膽小／胆小 (dǎnxiǎo)
• 膽怯／胆怯 (dǎnqiè)
• 膽細／胆细 (Hokkien)
• 荏弱 (rěnruò)
• 軟弱／软弱 (ruǎnruò)
• 鳥囝膽／鸟囝胆 (Puxian Min)
• 鳥膽／鸟胆 (Puxian Min)

 

References

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “雀囝膽”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 580.