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膽小 word · B2
膽小 ＝ 膽 ＋ 小
ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ · dǎnxiǎo
adjective — timid, cowardly, easily frightened

字源 FORM — what the parts do

膽gallbladder, courage (膽量)dǎn
小small (大小)xiǎo
膽小，膽量的膽，大小的小。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

裝勇氣的膽器小小一個，遇事就嚇得縮回去。
The gallbladder that holds one's courage is a tiny thing, so it shrinks back at the first scare.