忌惮 (忌憚)
jì dàn
Pinyin
Definition
忌惮 (忌憚)
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- to be afraid of the consequences
- restraining fear
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (7)
外宽内忌
- 1 magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
妒贤忌能
- 1 to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
投鼠忌器
- 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
- 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
田忌赛马
- 1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
百无禁忌
- 1 all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
- 2 nothing is taboo