胆小如鼠

Traditional form:

膽小如鼠

Pinyin (reading):

dǎnxiǎorúshǔ

Definitions:

• (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless

Characters:

• 胆 - gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 鼠 - rat, mouse

Traditional characters:

• 膽 - gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 鼠 - rat, mouse