不寒而栗

Traditional form:

不寒而慄

Pinyin (reading):

bùhán'érlì

Definitions:

• lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
• fig. to tremble with fear
• to be terrified

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 栗 - chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 慄 - chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname