心驚肉跳

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)		心	驚	肉	跳
simp. (心惊肉跳)		心	惊	肉	跳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnjīngròutiào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧㄥㄖㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ging¹ juk⁶ tiu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnjīngròutiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧㄥㄖㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjingrowtiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ ging¹ juk⁶ tiu³
  - Yale: sām gīng yuhk tiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ging¹ juk⁹ tiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ging¹ yug⁶ tiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚² tʰiːu̯³³/

Idiom

心驚肉跳

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

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