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提心吊膽. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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提心吊膽 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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to worry; to be anxious
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to hang; to suspend
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the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder |
| trad. (提心吊膽/提心弔膽)
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提心
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吊/弔
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膽
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| simp. (提心吊胆)
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提心
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吊
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胆
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| Literally: “to carry the heart and hang the gallbladder”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
提心吊膽
- to be on tenterhooks; to be scared or jittery; to be in constant fear