wén fēng sàng dǎndictionary entry
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hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news
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Original source entry:

聞風喪膽 闻风丧胆 [wen2 feng1 sang4 dan3] /hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news/

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