毛发悚立 — “To be so terrified that one's hair stands on end”
毛发悚立 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so terrified that one's hair stands on end”. To be utterly terrified. Literally, “Hair standing on end”.
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毛发悚立 Pronunciation and Pinyin
毛发悚立 Character Breakdown
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听到那奇怪的声响，他吓得毛发悚立，全身僵硬。
Hearing that strange sound, he was so terrified his hair stood on end, and his whole body stiffened.
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Synonyms of 毛发悚立
Antonyms of 毛发悚立
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sēn森shù竖hair bristling with fear or rage
- máo毛fà发jiē皆shù竖Hair stands on end from fear
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What does 毛发悚立 mean?
毛发悚立 (máo fà sǒng lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so terrified that one's hair stands on end”.
How do you pronounce 毛发悚立?
毛发悚立 is pronounced máo fà sǒng lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毛发悚立 literally mean?
Literally, 毛发悚立 means “Hair standing on end”. It is used to mean “to be so terrified that one's hair stands on end”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毛发悚立?
毛发：头发和汗毛；耸：竖起。头发与汗毛竖起。形容非常恐惧