strike terror in one 's heart(hún xiāo dǎn sàng)

strike terror in one 's heart

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ú nxi à OD à ns à ng, which means to describe panic, extreme fear; the same as "soul". From the outlaws of the marsh.

The origin of Idioms

The 114th chapter of the outlaws of the marsh written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "it makes people know that the army is not far from the city. They look at the water and land roads in the distance, and the banners block out the sun, and the boats and horses are connected. They are scared to death."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing. example when Mrs. Li heard that, she was stunned. The fifth chapter of the anonymous biography of Shuo Hu Quan in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : hún xiāo dǎn sàng