鼠胆 shǔdǎn cowardly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 鼠 shǔ small-minded (bound form) tiny; petty; describing someone small-minded or cowardly胆 膽 dǎn nounadjective courage Bravery or guts; derived from the traditional Chinese belief that the gallbladder is the source of a person's courage.