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毛骨悚然

máo gǔ sǒng rándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have one's hair stand on end (idiom) / to feel one's blood run cold
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-18c0e55c56e15583. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

毛骨悚然 毛骨悚然 [mao2 gu3 song3 ran2] /to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)/to feel one's blood run cold/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 毛
    máo

    hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])

    Máo

    surname Mao

  • 骨
    gū

    used in 骨碌碌[gū lù lù] / used in 骨碌[gū lu] / used in 骨朵[gū duo]

    gǔ

    bone

  • 悚
    sǒng

    frightened

  • 然
    rán

    correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.