毛森骨立 — “To be utterly terrified or struck with extreme horror”
毛森骨立 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly terrified or struck with extreme horror”. Causing one's hair to stand on end and one's body to feel rigid with fright. Literally, “Hair standing on end and bones becoming rigid”.
毛森骨立 Pronunciation and Pinyin
毛森骨立 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 毛森骨立
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- 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 毛森骨立 mean?
毛森骨立 (máo sēn gǔ lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly terrified or struck with extreme horror”.
How do you pronounce 毛森骨立?
毛森骨立 is pronounced máo sēn gǔ lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毛森骨立 literally mean?
Literally, 毛森骨立 means “Hair standing on end and bones becoming rigid”. It is used to mean “to be utterly terrified or struck with extreme horror”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毛森骨立?
森：阴森；立：竖立。阴森可怖，汗毛都竖了起来。