big膽
Chinese
the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (big膽) | big | 膽 | |
| simp. (big胆) | big | 胆 | |
Etymology
A partial calque into English of 大膽 / 大胆 (dàdǎn, “bold, daring”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bìgedǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄉㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bìge̊dǎn
- Wade–Giles: pi4-ko5-tan3
- Yale: bì-ge-dǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih.gedaan
- Palladius: бигэдань (bigɛdanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹ g̊ə¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
big膽
- (Mainland China, neologism, slang) daring; bold