肉跳心惊 — “To be extremely frightened and uneasy”
肉跳心惊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely frightened and uneasy”. Feeling a sense of impending danger or having encountered something terrifying, causing one's heart to pound and body to twitch involuntarily. Literally, “Flesh jumping and heart startled”.
肉跳心惊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 肉跳心惊 mean?
肉跳心惊 (ròu tiào xīn jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely frightened and uneasy”.
How do you pronounce 肉跳心惊?
肉跳心惊 is pronounced ròu tiào xīn jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 肉跳心惊 literally mean?
Literally, 肉跳心惊 means “Flesh jumping and heart startled”. It is used to mean “to be extremely frightened and uneasy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 肉跳心惊?
心里吃惊，身上肉跳。形容担心祸事临头或遇到非常可怕的事，十分害怕不安。