提心吊胆 (tí xīn diào dǎn) | Meaning: (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious担惊受怕dān jīng shòu pà

lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear · scared witless心惊胆战xīn jīng dǎn zhàn

to be afraid; to be scared害怕hài pà

deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)忧心忡忡yōu xīn chōng chōng

(idiom) everyone feels insecure and in danger; a state of general fear and uncertainty人人自危rén rén zì wēi

"as if on the brink of the abyss, as if treading on thin ice" - cautions临深履薄lín shēn lǚ bó

(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge