膽小如鼠

Chinese

		timid; cowardly	as (if); such as	rat; mouse
trad. (膽小如鼠)		膽小	如	鼠
simp. (胆小如鼠)		胆小	如	鼠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǎnxiǎorúshǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daam² siu² jyu⁴ syu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dǎnxiǎorúshǔ [Phonetic: dánxiǎorúshǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daansheaurushuu
  - IPA ^(key): /tän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daam² siu² jyu⁴ syu²
  - Yale: dáam síu yùh syú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daam² siu² jy⁴ sy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dam² xiu² yu⁴ xu²
  - IPA ^(key): /täːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ jyː²¹ ʃyː³⁵/

Idiom

膽小如鼠

as timid as a mouse; very timid

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