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心有餘悸

简心有余悸 · 繁心有餘悸

Mandarin · pinyin xīn yǒu yú jì

to have lingering fears
trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
餘: Look up this written character
悸: jì · fearful, apprehensive, perturbed
余: yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus

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1–3–2–4 · xin1 you3 yu2 ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sam1 jau5 jyu4 gwai3

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(idiomatic) to have a lingering fear

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