膽固醇

danˇ guˋ chunˊ

(Cholesterol)

Cholesterol

膽, 固, 醇

rhymes-膽固醇

膽量

danˇ liangˋ

(Audacity, Courage, Guts)

Courage, Audacity, Guts

膽, 量

rhymes-膽量

膽敢

danˇ ganˇ

(Dare, So bold)

So bold as to, Dare

膽, 敢

rhymes-膽敢

膽大妄為

danˇ daˋ wangˋ weiˊ

(Audacious, Bold)

Bold and reckless, Audacious

膽, 大, 妄, 為

rhymes-膽大妄為

膽囊

danˇ nangˊ

(Gall)

Gall bladder

Cat: Anatomy-Organ (Gall bladder) ^Next

膽, 囊

rhymes-膽囊

臥薪嚐膽

woˋ xinˉ changˊ danˇ

(Sleeping)

Sleeping on sticks and tasting gall, a reference to Goujian (Viewed by some as the last of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period) and his perseverance in remembering his humiliation and eventually overcoming his enemy, Fuchai

臥, 薪, 嚐, 膽

提心吊膽

tiˊ xinˉ diaoˋ danˇ

(Fearful)

Fearful

提, 心, 吊, 膽

壯膽

zhuangˋ danˇ

(Emboldened)

Emboldened

壯, 膽

斗膽

douˇ danˇ

(Bold, Intrepid)

Bold, Intrepid

斗, 膽

嚇破膽

xiaˋ poˋ danˇ

(Frightened, Unmanned)

Frightened, Unmanned

嚇, 破, 膽

大膽

daˋ danˇ

(Audacious, Audacity, Bold, Boldness, Brave, Bravery)

Brave, Bold, Audacious, Bravery, Boldness, Audacity

大, 膽