惊心胆颤 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• frightening
• frightened

Character by character

• 惊jīngto frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
• 心xīnheart; mind; soul
• 胆dǎngallbladder; gall, guts, courage
• 颤chànto shiver, to tremble; trembling

Idioms sharing a character

• 一夕数惊 yī xī shù jīng
• 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
• 大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng
• 大惊失色 dà jīng shī sè
• 大惊小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài
• 心惊肉跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào
• 心惊胆战 xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
• 怵目惊心 chù mù jīng xīn
• 打草惊蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé
• 拍案惊奇 pāi àn jīng qí

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