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擔驚受怕

简担惊受怕 · 繁擔驚受怕

Mandarin · pinyin dān jīng shòu pà

(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious

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受: shòu · receive, accept, get; bear, stand
怕: pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
担: dān · carry, bear, undertake
惊: jīng · frighten, surprise, startle

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1–1–4–4 · dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4

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daam1 geng1 sau6 paa3

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(idiomatic) to feel anxious and afraid; to be apprehensive

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