魂惊胆颤 — “To be extremely frightened”
魂惊胆颤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely frightened”. To be scared out of one's wits; to be filled with terror. Literally, “Soul startled, gallbladder trembling”.
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魂惊胆颤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
魂惊胆颤 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 魂惊胆颤
听到窗外突然的巨响，她吓得魂惊胆颤，不敢动弹。
Hearing the sudden loud noise outside the window, she was scared out of her wits and dared not move.
Idioms Related to 魂惊胆颤
Synonyms of 魂惊胆颤
More idioms starting with 魂
- hún魂bù不shǒu守zhái宅absent-minded or in a daze
- hún魂bù不shǒu守shè舍absent-minded and distracted
- hún魂bù不zhuó着tǐ体scared out of one's wits
- hún魂bù不zhuó著tǐ体scared out of one's wits
- hún魂bù不fù负tǐ体scared out of one's wits
- hún魂bù不fù赴tǐ体scared out of one's wits
- hún魂bù不fù附tǐ体frightened out of one's wits
- hún魂sàng丧shén神duó夺scared out of one's wits
- hún魂wáng亡dǎn胆luò落scared out of one's wits
- hún魂wáng亡pò魄shī失scared out of one's wits
- hún魂láo劳mèng梦duàn断exhausted from longing, sleepless dreams
- hún魂jīng惊dǎn胆luò落Soul startled, gall drops
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Open the tool →Questions about 魂惊胆颤
What does 魂惊胆颤 mean?
魂惊胆颤 (hún jīng dǎn chàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely frightened”.
How do you pronounce 魂惊胆颤?
魂惊胆颤 is pronounced hún jīng dǎn chàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 魂惊胆颤 literally mean?
Literally, 魂惊胆颤 means “Soul startled, gallbladder trembling”. It is used to mean “to be extremely frightened”.
What is the Chinese definition of 魂惊胆颤?
形容惊恐万分。