hán
ér

idiom
common

Meaning of 不寒而栗

不寒而栗 means shiver without being cold; tremble with fear. Pronounced bù hán ér lì.

  • shiver without being cold; tremble with fear

Definitions & Examples

xiǎng
dào
wǎn
de
zāo
 
réng
rán
hán
ér
 

Whenever I think about what happened that night, I still shudder with fear.

Zhè
àn
jiàn
de
jié
lìng
rén
hán
ér
 

The details of this case are chilling.

Tīng
wán
ge
guǐ
shì
 
hái
zi
men
dōu
xià
hán
ér
 

After listening to that ghost story, the children were trembling with fear.