man4 fung1 song3 daam2聞風喪膽闻风丧胆
Jyutpingman4 fung1 song3 daam2
Yalemành fūng song dám

Definition

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

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

妙智慧
miu6 zi3 wai3wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
誣陷诬陷
mou4 haam6to entrap; to plant false evidence against sb
門當戶對门当户对
mun4 dong1 wu6 deoi3the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
木乃伊
muk6 naai5 ji1(loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)
唔响處唔响处
m4 hoeng2 cyu3not here [colloquial]
麻甩妹
maa4 lat1 mui6a vulgar way to address a girl or a young woman [colloquial]
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