忐忑不安 — Chinese idiom
忐忑不安
tǎn tè bù ān
Meaning
- anxious; in turmoil
Character by character
- 忐tǎnnervous, timorous
- 忑tèfearful, nervous, timid
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
Idioms sharing a character
- 心怀忐忑 xīn huái tǎn tè
- 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
- 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí
- 一成不变 yī chéng bù biàn
- 一文不值 yī wén bù zhí
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá
- 一病不起 yī bìng bù qǐ
- 一窍不通 yī qiào bù tōng
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