诚惶诚惧
chéng​huáng​chéng​jù

in fear and trepidation

  1. 诚 誠 chéng
    truly
    (literary) really; truly; indeed; used to confirm a fact similarly to 的确 dí​què or 实在 shí​zài
  2. 惶 huáng
    to be afraid
    (bound form) afraid; fearful; anxious or uneasy, as in 惶恐 huáng​kǒng or 惊惶 jīng​huáng
  3. 诚 誠 chéng
    truly
    (literary) really; truly; indeed; used to confirm a fact similarly to 的确 dí​què or 实在 shí​zài
  4. 惧 懼 jù nounverb
    to fear
    to fear; to dread; to be afraid of