談虎色變 [谈－－变]

Jyutping taam4 fu2 sik1 bin3
Pinyin tán hǔ sè biàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
  2. to be scared at the mere mention of
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    借指​一​提到​某樣​事物​就​好​驚​、​好​焦慮
    to feel afraid or anxious when something is mentioned; literally: when talking about tigers one's face changes
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to become scared when a particular thing is mentioned
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）