提心吊胆
Traditional form:
提心吊膽
Pinyin (reading):
tíxīndiàodǎn
Definitions:
- (saying) to be very scared and on edge
Characters:
- 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
- 心 - heart; mind; soul
- 吊 - to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang
- 胆 - gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
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