Is there an explicit/crude saying for bravery in Chinese?

Question

I am looking for something similar to the english 'having big balls' as an indication of bravery.

Answer 1

The size of one's 胆 (gallbladder) is metaphorically an indicator of courage, 胆大 = brave; 胆小 = cowardly

• 有种 (have pedigree) --> having great pride --> brave

Example sentence:

有种你别跑! - if you have pride (dare), don't run

有种你别再追! - if you have pride (dare), stop chasing me

• 斗胆: (gallbladder as big as a 斗): bold; brazen

• 吃了豹子胆 (ate leopard gallbladder) = brave; bold; brazen

• 胆大包天 / 胆包天 (brave enough to take on the world) = brave; bold; brazen

Cantonese:

• 胆生毛 (gallbladder grows hair) It is so big and manly, it grows hair

• 沙胆 (sandy gallbladder) sandy-> rough -->tough = brave

• 胆粗 (gallbladder is thick): brave; 胆粗粗咁 (adv): bravely

• 够姜 (enough ginger = has a lot of spice): brave --> dare to do things plain people don't dare to do

• 敢死/ 夠胆死 (dare to die/ courageous enough to die) = "damn dare" as in "乜都夠胆死" (damn dare to do anything)