The meaning of ちっちゃなハート


I understand that to say ちっちゃなハート doesn't mean "little heart" in the
"romantic" context, it actually means someone who is not brave or courageous.
Would like a native speaker to shed some further light/context (or let me know
if I am totally wrong). Also consider ちっちゃな心 context and meaning?

Thank you!




What you are saying is neither totally correct nor totally incorrect. It is at
least partially correct.

The problem here is your use of the term " **romantic context** " because that
is not a very specific context. All kinds of topics could be covered in a
romantic context, could it not? Romance could happen to all types of people,
too.

「ちっちゃなハート」 can certainly mean "little heart". A young girl once said to me,
「アタシのちっちゃなハート、全部{ぜんぶ}〇〇[君]{くん}にあげる！♡」. 〇〇, of course, is my family name.

「ちっちゃなハート」 can also mean " **cowardly heart** ".

Same goes for 「ちっちゃな心」. What it means would entirely depend on the context. As
a general tendency, however, it is often used to refer to a "little heart" and
a " ** _narrow mind_** ". It would rarely, if ever, be used to mean a
"cowardly heart".

