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细思极恐

xì sī jí kǒng

4-character word Traditional 細思極恐

What 细思极恐 means

1. scary to think about (coll.) (coined c. 2013)

The characters in 细思极恐

• 细xìthin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft
• 思sīto think; to consider
• 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost
• 恐kǒngafraid; frightened; to fear

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