心驚肉跳

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Chinese

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
 
trad. (心驚肉跳)
simp. (心惊肉跳)

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心驚肉跳

  1. to palpitate with anxiety and fear; to be filled with apprehension