<p>The size of one's 胆 (gallbladder) is metaphorically an indicator of courage, 胆大 = brave; 胆小 = cowardly</p>
<ul>
<li>有种   (have pedigree) --&gt; having great pride --&gt; brave</li>
</ul>
<p>Example sentence:</p>
<p>有种你别跑!  - if you have pride (dare), don't run</p>
<p>有种你别再追!  - if you have pride (dare), stop chasing me</p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://pedia.cloud.edu.tw/Entry/Detail/?title=%E6%96%97%E8%86%BD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">斗胆</a>: (gallbladder as big as a 斗): bold; brazen</p>
</li>
<li><p>吃了豹子胆  (ate leopard gallbladder) = brave; bold; brazen</p>
</li>
<li><p>胆大包天 / 胆包天 (brave enough to take on the world) = brave; bold; brazen</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Cantonese:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>胆生毛  (gallbladder grows hair) It is so big and manly, it grows hair</p>
</li>
<li><p>沙胆 (sandy gallbladder)  sandy-&gt; rough --&gt;tough = brave</p>
</li>
<li><p>胆粗 (gallbladder is thick): brave; 胆粗粗咁 (adv): bravely</p>
</li>
<li><p>够姜 (enough ginger = has a lot of spice): brave --&gt; dare to do things plain people don't dare to do</p>
</li>
<li><p>敢死/ 夠胆死 (dare to die/ courageous enough to die) = &quot;damn dare&quot; as in &quot;乜都夠胆死&quot; (damn dare to do anything)</p>
</li>
</ul>

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2021-03-22T21:13:52.647Z
有膽 can also go as "have the guts".
Shaw
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2021-03-23T07:15:37.830Z
膽生毛 is also purely Canto.
Mou某
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2021-03-23T13:56:06.353Z
Also 胆肥 (fat gallbladder) means the same
River
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2021-03-23T13:57:37.650Z
I am not familiar with Bio, but isn't that "gall" means 胆汁 and 胆 is the "gallbladder"? I guess it is better to say "gallbladder".
River
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2021-04-29T08:42:28.730Z
“胆儿够肥啊！” suitable too
imkzh
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2021-05-06T20:23:09.803Z
2021-05-06T20:23:09.803Z
Tang Ho
<p>I am looking for something similar to the english 'having big balls' as an indication of bravery.</p>

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Is there an explicit/crude saying for bravery in Chinese?
# Is there an explicit/crude saying for bravery in Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-22)

I am looking for something similar to the english 'having big balls' as an indication of bravery.

**Tags:** simplified-characters, idioms, old-chinese


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-03-22. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

The size of one's 胆 (gallbladder) is metaphorically an indicator of courage, 胆大 = brave; 胆小 = cowardly

* 有种 (have pedigree) --> having great pride --> brave

Example sentence:

有种你别跑! - if you have pride (dare), don't run

有种你别再追! - if you have pride (dare), stop chasing me

* [斗胆](https://pedia.cloud.edu.tw/Entry/Detail/?title=%E6%96%97%E8%86%BD): (gallbladder as big as a 斗): bold; brazen
* 吃了豹子胆 (ate leopard gallbladder) = brave; bold; brazen
* 胆大包天 / 胆包天 (brave enough to take on the world) = brave; bold; brazen

Cantonese:

* 胆生毛 (gallbladder grows hair) It is so big and manly, it grows hair
* 沙胆 (sandy gallbladder) sandy-> rough -->tough = brave
* 胆粗 (gallbladder is thick): brave; 胆粗粗咁 (adv): bravely
* 够姜 (enough ginger = has a lot of spice): brave --> dare to do things plain people don't dare to do
* 敢死/ 夠胆死 (dare to die/ courageous enough to die) = "damn dare" as in "乜都夠胆死" (damn dare to do anything)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 有膽 can also go as "have the guts".  
> **username_3**: 膽生毛 is also purely Canto.  
> **username_4**: Also 胆肥 (fat gallbladder) means the same  
> **username_4**: I am not familiar with Bio, but isn't that "gall" means 胆汁 and 胆 is the "gallbladder"? I guess it is better to say "gallbladder".  
> **username_5**: “胆儿够肥啊！” suitable too  

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