提心吊膽

See also: 提心吊胆 and 提心弔膽

Chinese

		to worry; to be anxious	to hang a person	the gall; the nerve; courage the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder
trad. (提心吊膽/提心弔膽)		提心	吊/弔	膽
simp. (提心吊胆)		提心	吊	胆
Literally: “to carry the heart and hang the gallbladder”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tíxīndiàodǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tai⁴ sam¹ diu³ daam²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tíxīndiàodǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyishindiawdaan
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tai⁴ sam¹ diu³ daam²
  - Yale: tàih sām diu dáam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tai⁴ sam¹ diu³ daam²
  - Guangdong Romanization: tei⁴ sem¹ diu³ dam²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³ täːm³⁵/

Idiom

提心吊膽

to be on tenterhooks
to be scared or jittery; to be cautious and anxious
to be in constant fear

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