人心惶惶
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English
- (idiom) everyone is anxious
- uneasiness or anxiety felt by general public
- (of a group of people) to feel anxious
- panic in the community
粵語 — Cantonese
- 好多人都覺得好驚同不安
Examples
沙士流行期間,市民人心惶惶。
There was panic in the community during the period of SARS.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk