- 胆战心惊 dǎnzhànxīnjīng to tremble with fear(idiom) to be terror-stricken or extremely frightened; scared witless. Note: the variant [[胆颤心惊|膽顫心驚|dan3 chan4 xin1 jing1]] is generally not used in mainland China.
- 心惊胆战 xīnjīngdǎnzhàn trembling with fearterrified; scared witless; literally, the heart is alarmed and the gallbladder trembles