旦 dàn — dawn; daybreak; morning; day; New Year's Day
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- 一旦 in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; o
- 元旦 New Year's Day (Jan 1)
- 通宵达旦 all through the night; until dawn
- 危在旦夕 in imminent danger; on the verge of collapse
- 旦夕 morning and evening; in a day or two; overnight (a very short time)
- 信誓旦旦 to swear solemnly; a solemn pledge
- 花旦 huadan (the female role in opera)
- 旦角儿 the female role in traditional opera
- 毁于一旦 to be destroyed in a single day; to be ruined overnight
- 名旦 a celebrated female-role performer (in traditional opera)
- 小旦 the young female role (in traditional opera)
- 老旦 laodan (the older female role)
- 撒旦 Satan or Shaitan
- 武旦 wudan (the female martial-arts role in traditional opera)
- 旦夕祸福 sudden turns of fortune; the ups and downs of life
- 枕戈待旦 to pillow on one's weapon awaiting dawn; battle-ready
- 刀马旦 a martial dan role (acrobatic female warrior in Peking opera)
- 命在旦夕 one's life hangs by a thread
- 彩旦 the female comic role in opera
- 旦角 dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male act