make one's hair stand on end(lìng rén fà zhǐ)

make one's hair stand on end

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is l ì NgR é NF à zh à, which means to make people's hair stand up. It's very angry. Generally speaking, it means that the actions of others make some people hate and fear. It comes from Zhuangzi's stealing Zhi.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi's stealing Zhi: "those who pay homage to the emperor will get angry when they hear about it. Their eyes are like stars, and they will point their fingers."

Idiom usage

I don't know how many comrades have been harmed over the years. It's true. (the second chapter of Eastern European heroines by Lingnan lady in feather clothes in Qing Dynasty)

Idiom story

In 227 BC, Qin defeated Zhao and approached Yan. Prince Dan of Yan asked Jing Ke to assassinate the king of Qin. Jing Ke took the head of fan Yuqi, the enemy of the king of Qin, and the map of Dukang. Prince Dan sent him to Yi Shui Bian, Gao Jianli built, and sang for Jing Ke: "the wind is bleak, Yi Shui is cold, once the strong man goes, he will never return." When the voice of generous feather was heard again, all the scholars were angry with each other, and all the fingers were on the crown.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] anger, anger, anger in the form of color; [antonym] joy in the form of color, elation, jubilation

Chinese PinYin : lìng rén fà zhǐ