be in fear and trembling(lì lì wēi jù)

be in fear and trembling

Li Li is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ì L ì w ē ij ù, which means that you feel fear and danger. From Shangshu tanggao.

The origin of Idioms

Tang Gao, the book of history: "if Li Li is in danger, he will fall into the abyss."

Idiom usage

I'm very afraid of what I've been through. And take the wife, the whole world line ~ of Tu, I can have no lack of it! ——Wu Mingshi's Du Shi Yan Zhi in Qing Dynasty volume 10

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: Fearless

Chinese PinYin : lì lì wēi jù