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Chinese[edit]
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the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder
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crack; split
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trad. (膽裂)
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膽
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裂
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simp. (胆裂)
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胆
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裂
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Etymology[edit]
膽 (gall) + 裂 (to split)
- In other words, to be so terrified, that one's gall bladder is about to split open.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
膽裂
- (archaic) terrified; scared out of one's mind