擔驚受怕

担惊受怕
dānjīngshòupà
(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious

CEDICT

to feel anxious and afraid; to be apprehensive

Wiktionary

處於驚恐害怕的狀態。元．無名氏《盆兒鬼．第三折》：「俺出門紅日乍平西，歸時猶未夕陽低，怎教俺擔驚受怕著昏迷。」明．崔時佩、李景雲《南西廂記．第二三齣》：「紅娘姐，你擔驚受怕，圖甚麼浪酒閒茶。」也作「耽驚受怕」、「擔驚受恐」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 擔 dān
  1. to undertake
  2. to carry
  3. to shoulder
  4. to take responsibility
2 驚 jīng
  1. to startle
  2. to be frightened
  3. to be scared
  4. alarm
3 受 shòu
  1. to receive
  2. to accept
  3. to suffer
  4. subjected to
  5. to bear
  6. to stand
  7. pleasant
  8. (passive marker)
  9. (LGBT) bottom
4 怕 pà
  1. to be afraid
  2. to fear
  3. to dread
  4. to be unable to endure
  5. perhaps