惶惶不可终日
huáng​huáng​bù​kě​zhōng​rì

to be in a constant state of anxiety

  1. 惶 huáng
    reduplication
    to be afraid
    (bound form) afraid; fearful; anxious or uneasy, as in 惶恐 huáng​kǒng or 惊惶 jīng​huáng
  2. 不可终日 不可終日 bù​kě​zhōng​rì
    to be in a desperate situation
    to be unable to carry on even for a single day; used to describe being in a state of extreme anxiety, terror, or a precarious situation