毛发倒竖 — “To be extremely angry or greatly frightened”
毛发倒竖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely angry or greatly frightened”. To the point where one's hair stands on end. Literally, “hair and body hair standing on end”.
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毛发倒竖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
毛发倒竖 Character Breakdown
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听到那个离奇的传说，他吓得毛发倒竖，不敢独自走夜路。
Hearing that bizarre legend, he was so scared his hair stood on end and he dared not walk alone at night.
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Synonyms of 毛发倒竖
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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 毛发倒竖 mean?
毛发倒竖 (máo fà dǎo shù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely angry or greatly frightened”.
How do you pronounce 毛发倒竖?
毛发倒竖 is pronounced máo fà dǎo shù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毛发倒竖 literally mean?
Literally, 毛发倒竖 means “hair and body hair standing on end”. It is used to mean “to be extremely angry or greatly frightened”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毛发倒竖?
倒竖：尾端朝上直立。汗毛、头发都竖起来。①比喻怒不可遏。②形容很害怕，很紧张。亦作“毛发皆竖”、“毛发尽竖”、“毛发为竖”。