「提心吊膽」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: tai4 sam1 diu3 daam2
Individual
Character Meaning:
提 to remind; to carry; to lift; to raise; to mention; to bring up; to clue; to draw; to extract
心 heart; centre; core; personality; mind; feeling; intention; affection; love; mind, attention; "heart" shape
吊 to hang; to suspend
膽 gall bladder; guts; courage; bravery; vaccum tube; thermionic valve; banker
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
to be on tenterhooks; to be on one's guard; literally: to lift a heart and hang a gall bladder
(Cant.) 我ngo5住zyu6嗰go2區keoi1治zi6安on1唔m4係hai6好hou2好hou2,成seng4日jat6要jiu3提tai4心sam1吊diu3膽daam2。
(Eng.) The district I live in is not very safe, I always need to keep my guard up.
Synonym: Synonym: 擔驚受怕
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