提tai4心sam1吊diu3膽daam2

simp提心吊胆

tai4 sam1 diu3 daam2tí xīn diào dǎn

English

(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
to be on tenterhooks; to be on one's guard; literally: to lift a heart and hang a gall bladder

粵語 — Cantonese

又擔心又驚，心情平靜唔到

Examples

我住嗰區治安唔係好好，成日要提心吊膽。
The district I live in is not very safe, I always need to keep my guard up.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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