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撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的
chēngsǐdǎndàde,èsǐdǎnxiǎode
Traditional: 撐死膽大的，餓死膽小的
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
Character Breakdown
撑
chēng
to support, to prop up, to brace; overflowing
HSK 6
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
胆
dǎn
gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
HSK 5
大
dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 1
的
de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
HSK 1
饿
è
hungry; greedy
HSK 3
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
胆
dǎn
gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
HSK 5
小
xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
HSK 1
的
de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
HSK 1
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