too scared to move(cè zú ér lì)

too scared to move

Standing on one's side, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C è Z ú é RL ì, which means to describe someone who is afraid to stand upright. It comes from the biography of Wu and Han in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Fan Ye of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote in the book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of Wu and Han: "the Han nationality is strong. Every time it comes to the Crusade, the emperor is not secure and stands on one side."

Idiom usage

To be in awe or fear. He stood on his side in terror.

Chinese PinYin : cè zú ér lì