胆战心惊
dǎn​zhàn​xīn​jīng

to tremble with fear

Senses

胆战心惊/ 膽戰心驚 dǎn​zhàn​xīn​jīng to tremble with fear

(idiom) to be terror-stricken or extremely frightened; scared witless. Note: the variant 胆颤心惊 dǎn​chàn​xīn​jīng is generally not used in mainland China.

References

variant 胆战心惊/膽戰心驚 → 胆颤心惊/膽顫心驚
same_as 心惊胆战/心驚膽戰 → 胆战心惊/膽戰心驚
synonym 胆惊心颤/膽驚心顫 → 胆战心惊/膽戰心驚
synonym 心惊胆跳/心驚膽跳 → 胆战心惊/膽戰心驚