毛骨耸然 — “To be greatly terrified”
毛骨耸然 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be greatly terrified”. To have one's hair stand on end in fright. Literally, “Hair and bones bristle (with fear)”.
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毛骨耸然 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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听到那则关于森林深处神秘生物的传说，小明感到毛骨悚然。
Hearing the legend of the mysterious creature deep in the forest, Xiao Ming felt his hair stand on end.
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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sǒng悚lì立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 毛骨耸然 mean?
毛骨耸然 (máo gǔ sǒng rán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be greatly terrified”.
How do you pronounce 毛骨耸然?
毛骨耸然 is pronounced máo gǔ sǒng rán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毛骨耸然 literally mean?
Literally, 毛骨耸然 means “Hair and bones bristle (with fear)”. It is used to mean “to be greatly terrified”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毛骨耸然?
形容极度恐惧与惊慌。