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膽

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: dan2
POJ: táⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: gallbladder, guts; courage; nerve
膽

The character carries several senses sharing the same teochew_sound dan2 (gallbladder, figurative courage, container liner, vacuum tube, a gambling term); the anatomical and figurative-courage senses were chosen as the most common.

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