不寒而栗

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

Characters and words in 不寒而栗

(negative prefix) / not / no

= + : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
cold / poor / to tremble

= + + + + : After the nuclear war the nuclear winter (寒) followed, and now the well (井) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) is frozen (寒). Hamlet (h) first puts a graduation cap (宀) over the well to protect it from radioactive fallout, then he breaks the ice by throwing a big eightball (八) into the well. Finally he is able to suck up some fresh water using a flute (一), although he discovers that under the ice beautiful blossoms (⺀) have grown.
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

= 𦉫 + : A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel.
afraid / trembling
surname Li
chestnut

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) is beating chestnuts (栗) off the Christmas tree (木) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) using a knuckle duster (覀). She beats them so hard that the chestnuts open the very moment the knuckle duster hits them.
(literary) cold; chilly / (bound form) to tremble with fear

Words with 不寒而栗

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Sentences with 不寒而栗

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