dǎn​dà​rú​dǒu

brave as a lion

  • created sense approved 胆大如斗/膽大如斗 · dǎn​dà​rú​dǒu · brave as a lion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胆大如斗 / 膽大如斗

    dǎn​dà​rú​dǒu

    brave as a lion

    Describes someone who is extremely brave or daring; literally "gallbladder as big as a bushel".

    胆 (literal) → 胆/膽 · dǎn · courage 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 斗 (literal) → 斗 · dǒu · [unit of volume]

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