心驚肉跳
Chinese edit
heart; mind | to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm |
meat; flesh | jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat | ||
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trad. (心驚肉跳) | 心 | 驚 | 肉 | 跳 | |
simp. (心惊肉跳) | 心 | 惊 | 肉 | 跳 |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
心驚肉跳
- to palpitate with anxiety and fear; to be filled with apprehension