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2024
提心吊膽
提心吊膽
See also:
提心吊胆
and
提心弔膽
Chinese
to
worry
; to be
anxious
to hang a person
the gall; the nerve; courage
the gall; the nerve; courage; guts; gall bladder
trad.
(
提心吊膽
/
提心弔膽
)
提心
吊
/
弔
膽
simp.
(
提心吊胆
)
提心
吊
胆
Literally:
“to carry the heart and hang the gallbladder”.
Idiom
提心吊膽
to be on
tenterhooks
to be
scared
or
jittery
; to be
cautious
and
anxious
to be in
constant
fear
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
tíxīndiàodǎn
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄢˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
tai
4
sam
1
diu
3
daam
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
tíxīndiàodǎn
Zhuyin
:
ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄢˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
tyishindiawdaan
IPA
(key)
:
/tʰi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ta̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
tai
4
sam
1
diu
3
daam
2
Yale
:
tàih s
ā
m diu dáam
Cantonese Pinyin
:
tai
4
sam
1
diu
3
daam
2
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tʰɐi̯²¹ sɐm
⁵⁵
tiːu̯³³ tɑːm³⁵/
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