細思極恐

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fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
to think; to consider
 
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
afraid; frightened; to fear
trad. (細思極恐)
simp. (细思极恐)
anagram 細思恐極细思恐极
Literally: “carefully-think-extremely-afraid”.

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細思極恐

  1. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 細思恐極细思恐极 (xìsīkǒngjí, The more one thinks about it, the more petrified one becomes.)