with one 's hair standing on end(máo gǔ sǒng rán)

with one 's hair standing on end

Mao guran, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m á og ǔ s ǒ NgR á n, which means extreme panic and fear. It's from halibut fox power by Li Yu in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Describe extreme panic and fear, fear of shivering.

The origin of Idioms

Li Yu's flounder Huwei in Qing Dynasty: "those tenants and debtors are very proud when they see them."

Idiom usage

Shuying was so scared that Shuhua was so angry. ——Ba Jin's spring

Analysis of Idioms

Creepy, creepy

Idiom development

The first one is the monastery of lucidio, Italy. There are such stories: two girls were bewildered by the devil more than 300 years ago, went to the monastery to turn the monk into the devil, then killed and carried out cult rituals. In 1784, the pope at that time was forced to close the monastery. Although it was reopened later, the legend of ghosts and ghosts has been circulating around the monastery, which is frightening. No.2 Palermo catacombs Italy the catacombs in Palermo, Italy are famous for having more than 8000 mummies No.3 friar Gray's Church cemetery Edinburgh, Scotland the friar Gray's Church cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland often has rumors of ghosts attacking tourists. No.4 Greyfriars Kirk cemetery Edinburgh, Scotland there are skeletons all around the tombstone, and once you enter it, you will feel the wind blowing. No.5 Mary King alley Edinburgh, Scotland according to legend, a family in Mary King alley was trapped at home in the 17th century and starved to death

Chinese PinYin : máo gǔ sǒng rán