Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「色厲膽薄」 for your learning.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「色厲膽薄」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Color: expression. Li: severe, fierce. Thin: fragile. Tough on the outside but cowardly on the inside.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sè lì dǎn báo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sik1 lai6 daam2 bok6
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