heart startled and gallbladder broken -- extremely frightened
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NGX ī NP ò D ǎ n, which means that the heart is very shocked and scared. The source is potential husband on three styles.
The origin of Idioms
Wang Fu of the Han Dynasty wrote "on the three styles of potential husband:" therefore, those who want to change their customs will be shocked by their rewards and punishments, and the people will see them easily.
Analysis of Idioms
It's frightening
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, attributive, or object
Chinese PinYin : jīng xīn pò dǎn
heart startled and gallbladder broken -- extremely frightened
the beating of gongs and drums resounded to the skies. luó gǔ xuān tiān
engage in malpractices for selfish ends. yíng sī wǔ bì