一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
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1 devoid of fear (idiom)
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2 intrepid
倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
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1 to pour out one's heart (idiom)
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
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1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
剖肝沥胆
pōu gān lì dǎn
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1 to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
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1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
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2 to pluck up some courage
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
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1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
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2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè
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1 to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
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1 lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
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2 scared witless
披肝沥胆
pī gān lì dǎn
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1 lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的
chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de
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1 fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
狗胆包天
gǒu dǎn bāo tiān
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1 extremely daring (idiom)
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2 foolhardy
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
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1 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
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1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
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1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
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2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
闻风丧胆
wén fēng sàng dǎn
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1 hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news
肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
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1 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
胆小如鼠
dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ
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1 chicken-hearted (idiom)
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2 gutless