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Open the tool →蜂虿作于怀袖 (fēng chài zuò yú huái xiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be suddenly and unexpectedly frightened or shocked”.
蜂虿作于怀袖 is pronounced fēng chài zuò yú huái xiù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蜂虿作于怀袖 means “Bees and scorpions appear in one's sleeves”. It is used to mean “to be suddenly and unexpectedly frightened or shocked”.
比喻出乎意外的惊吓。