胆战心惊 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to tremble with fear
• scared witless

Character by character

• 胆dǎngallbladder; gall, guts, courage
• 战zhànwar, fighting, battle
• 心xīnheart; mind; soul
• 惊jīngto frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm

Idioms sharing a character

• 一身是胆 yī shēn shì dǎn
• 侠肝义胆 xiá gān yì dǎn
• 倾心吐胆 qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
• 心胆俱裂 xīn dǎn jù liè
• 心惊胆战 xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
• 忠肝义胆 zhōng gān yì dǎn
• 披肝沥胆 pī gān lì dǎn
• 提心吊胆 tí xīn diào dǎn
• 狗胆包天 gǒu dǎn bāo tiān
• 碎心裂胆 suì xīn liè dǎn

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