毛骨森竦 — “To be seized with extreme terror”
毛骨森竦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be seized with extreme terror”. To be struck with a chilling dread that causes one's hair to stand on end and a cold sensation down one's spine. Literally, “hair and bones stand chillingly erect”.
毛骨森竦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 毛
- máo毛jǔ举xì细shì事enumerate trivial matters to find fault
- máo毛jǔ举xì细wù务enumerate trivial details
- máo毛jǔ举xì细gù故nitpick minor faults
- máo毛jǔ举lǚ缕xī析enumerate and analyze meticulously
- máo毛fā发bù不shuǎng爽perfectly accurate
- máo毛fà发sī丝sù粟Extremely tiny and insignificant things
- máo毛fà发zhī之gōng功a very small contribution
- máo毛fà发dǎo倒shù竖hair stands on end from anger or fear
- máo毛fà发jǐn尽shù竖hair stands on end
- máo毛fà发sǒng悚rán然hair standing on end from terror
- máo毛fà发sēn森shù竖hair bristling with fear or rage
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What does 毛骨森竦 mean?
毛骨森竦 (máo gǔ sēn sǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be seized with extreme terror”.
How do you pronounce 毛骨森竦?
毛骨森竦 is pronounced máo gǔ sēn sǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毛骨森竦 literally mean?
Literally, 毛骨森竦 means “hair and bones stand chillingly erect”. It is used to mean “to be seized with extreme terror”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毛骨森竦?
毛：头发和汗毛；骨：脊背。汗毛竖起，脊梁骨发冷。形容非常恐惧