心驚肉跳

Chinese

		heart; mind	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	meat; flesh	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
trad. (心驚肉跳)		心	驚	肉	跳
simp. (心惊肉跳)		心	惊	肉	跳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnjīngròutiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ging¹ juk⁶ tiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnjīngròutiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinjingròutiào
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ching¹-jou⁴-tʻiao⁴
    • Yale: syīn-jīng-ròu-tyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjingrowtiaw
    • Palladius: синьцзинжоутяо (sinʹczinžoutjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ ging¹ juk⁶ tiu³
    • Yale: sām gīng yuhk tiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ging¹ juk⁹ tiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ging¹ yug⁶ tiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚² tʰiːu̯³³/

Idiom

心驚肉跳

1. to palpitate with anxiety and fear; to be filled with apprehension