蘸水钢笔，没有胆蘸水鋼筆，沒有膽蘸水鋼筆，沒有膽

a dip pen: has no bladder

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Says someone is timid. Humorous.
Wordplay: 胆 (dǎn) means the ink reservoir in a pen, and also courage.

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Simplified: 蘸水钢笔，没有胆
Traditional (Taiwan): 蘸水鋼筆，沒有膽
Pinyin: zhàn shuǐ gāngbǐ, méiyǒu dǎn
Bopomofo: ㄓㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄤㄅㄧˇ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄢˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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