不寒而栗

Traditional: 不寒而慄

bù hán ér lì

Dictionary entry

lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)

What does 不寒而栗 mean?

不寒而栗 (bù hán ér lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)

2fig. to tremble with fear

3to be terrified

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-寒háncold · poor 而érand · as well as 栗lì(literary) cold; chilly · (bound form) to tremble with fear

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不寒而栗

bù hán ér lì

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