不寒而慄
simp不寒而栗bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6bù hán ér lì
English
- lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- so terrifying as to cause one to tremble in fear; literally: to induce shivering without cold
- fig. to tremble with fear
- to be terrified
粵語 — Cantonese
- 字面解明明唔凍都打冷震，指令人非常恐懼，諗起都驚到而騰騰震。
Examples
嗰套戲嘅殺人場面令我不寒而慄。
The murder scenes in that film made me shudder.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk