闻风丧胆

Traditional (Taiwan): 聞風喪膽

wénfēngsàngdǎn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ

    • hear the wind and lose gall (idiom) terror-stricken at the news

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

闻风丧胆 stresses being scared out of one's wits and losing courage. 望风而逃 stresses fleeing in a hurry at the slightest sign of danger.

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