瑟缩
Traditional form:
瑟縮
Pinyin (reading):
sèsuō
Definitions:
- to curl up shivering (from cold)
- timid and trembling (in fear)
- to shrink
- to cower
Characters:
- 瑟 - a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate
- 缩 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
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