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胆大妄为

dǎn dà wàng wéidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
daring / presumptuous / daredevil
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f3d4770c258cc2cb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

膽大妄為 胆大妄为 [dan3 da4 wang4 wei2] /daring/presumptuous/daredevil/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 膽大妄為

  • 胆
    dǎn

    gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 妄
    wàng

    absurd / fantastic / presumptuous / rash

  • 为
    wéi

    as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

    wèi

    because of / for / to

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.