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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「股戰而栗」 and its explanation.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「股戰而栗」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Zhan: be afraid; Li: tremble. My legs were shaking and trembling constantly. Describes abnormal fear.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gǔ zhàn ér lì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gu2 jin3 yi4 leut6

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.