Not breathing
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ū B ù J ǐ x ī, meaning too scared to breathe. It's from Huainanzi · Bing luexun.
explain
It's too scared to breathe.
source
"Huainanzi · bingluexun" says, "if you squint, you will not breathe."
usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in fear, etc.
Not breathing
extort excessive taxes and levies - héng zhēng bào liǎn
Han Xin's use of military means more - hán xìn yòng bīng,duō duō yì bàn
mutual help and relief in time of poverty - xiāng rú yǐ mò