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丧胆

sàng dǎn

2-character word Traditional 喪膽

What 丧胆 means

1. panic-stricken
2. scared out of one's wits

The characters in 丧胆

• 丧sàngto lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)…
• 胆dǎngall bladder; courage; guts

Words containing 丧胆

• 闻风丧胆wén fēng sàng dǎnhear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news

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