肉颤心惊 — “Flesh trembling, heart startled”
肉颤心惊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be filled with extreme fear and anxiety, often feeling as though disaster is imminent or having encountered something horrifying; trembling with fear”. Literally, “Flesh trembling, heart startled”.
肉颤心惊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 肉颤心惊 mean?
肉颤心惊 (ròu chàn xīn jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be filled with extreme fear and anxiety, often feeling as though disaster is imminent or having encountered something horrifying; trembling with fear”.
How do you pronounce 肉颤心惊?
肉颤心惊 is pronounced ròu chàn xīn jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 肉颤心惊 literally mean?
Literally, 肉颤心惊 means “Flesh trembling, heart startled”. It is used to mean “to be filled with extreme fear and anxiety, often feeling as though disaster is imminent or having encountered something horrifying; trembling with fear”.
What is the Chinese definition of 肉颤心惊?
形容担心祸事临头或遇到非常可怕的事，十分害怕不安。同“肉跳心惊”。