細思恐極
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[edit]fine; minutely; thin fine; minutely; thin; slender |
to think; to consider | afraid; frightened; to fear | utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit | ||
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trad. (細思恐極) | 細 | 思 | 恐 | 極 | |
simp. (细思恐极) | 细 | 思 | 恐 | 极 | |
alternative forms | 細思極恐/细思极恐 | ||||
anagram | 細思極恐/细思极恐 | ||||
Literally: “carefully-think-afraid-extremely”. |
Etymology
[edit]Shortened from the following phrase:
replacing 想 with 思 which is used more in written language, to make it resemble a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom).
Made popular by a compilation of Internet neologisms posted on Sina Weibo on June 16, 2013.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìsihkǒngjí
- Wade–Giles: hsi4-ssŭ1-kʻung3-chi2
- Yale: syì-sz̄-kǔng-jí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihsykoongjyi
- Palladius: сисыкунцзи (sisykunczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Phrase
[edit]細思恐極