胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ coward
How to remember 胆小鬼: 胆 gallbladder + 小 small + 鬼 ghost = coward.
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How it is used
- A coward - a taunting label - 别当胆小鬼 (bié dāng dǎnxiǎoguǐ) don't be a chicken.
- The 鬼 suffix makes it a colloquial, teasing or scornful name-call, common among kids daring each other.
- Built on 胆小 (dǎnxiǎo, timid); the noun form points at a person.
Example sentences
- 你就是胆小鬼。 Nǐ jiùshì dǎnxiǎoguǐ.You're just a coward.
- 他是个胆小鬼。 Tā shì gè dǎnxiǎoguǐ.He is afraid of his own shadow.