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惊栗

jīng lì

2-character word Traditional 驚慄

What 惊栗 means

1. horror (genre)
2. to tremble in fear

The characters in 惊栗

• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared
• 栗lì(literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear

Sounds the same

Read jīng lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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