毛发尽竖 — “Hair stands on end”
毛发尽竖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Hair stands on end”. To be extremely frightened, terrified, or enraged, causing one's hair to bristle. Literally, “Hair and fur all stand on end”.
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毛发尽竖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
毛发尽竖 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 毛发尽竖
听到那个离奇的故事，他吓得毛发尽竖，感到一阵寒意。
Hearing that bizarre story, his hair stood on end, and he felt a chill.
Idioms Related to 毛发尽竖
Synonyms of 毛发尽竖
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sǒng悚rán然hair standing on end from terror
- máo毛fà发sǒng悚lì立hair standing on end from terror
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What does 毛发尽竖 mean?
毛发尽竖 (máo fà jǐn shù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Hair stands on end”.
How do you pronounce 毛发尽竖?
毛发尽竖 is pronounced máo fà jǐn shù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毛发尽竖 literally mean?
Literally, 毛发尽竖 means “Hair and fur all stand on end”. It is used to mean “Hair stands on end”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毛发尽竖?
竖：直立。汗毛和头发都竖立起来。形容愤怒或极度恐惧、紧张的样子