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毛骨悚然 (mou4 gwat1 sung2 jin4) — hair-raising; be absolutely terrified; with one's hair standing on end; make one's flesh creep in Cantonese

mouˎ₄毛gwatˉ¹骨sungˊ²悚jinˎ₄然
Mandarin Pinyin: mao2 gu3 song3 ran2

Meaning of 毛骨悚然

nounhair-raising; be absolutely terrified; with one's hair standing on end; make one's flesh creep

Characters in 毛骨悚然

毛mou4
gross; untouched; unpolished
悚sung2
terrified; fearful; horrified; dreadful
然jin4
a Chinese family name

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