重足而立

Traditional form:

重足而立

Pinyin (reading):

chóngzú'érlì

Definitions:

• rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move

Characters:

• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up

Traditional characters:

• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up