发麻 (發麻)
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Pinyin
Definition
发麻 (發麻)
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- to feel numb
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
心乱如麻
- 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
- 2 disconcerted
- 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
- 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
- 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
- 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
- 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
- 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
杀人如麻
- 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
- 2 fig. to kill people like flies
Sample Sentences
想想春运大潮,我就头皮发麻
Thinking of spring festival transportation makes me afraid.
好吧。不管怎么样,我光听听就觉得头皮发麻。
Okay. Regardless of the situation, as soon as I hear it I get chills down my spine.
头皮发麻?嘿嘿,上周我们去吃火锅,你好像吃了不少牛百叶吧?
You got chills? Haha, last week we went to eat hot pot and it seemed like you ate quite a bit of niubaiye, right?
是啊,我有一次和一个外国同事吃广东点心,他再三强调不能点凤爪。说看了就头皮发麻。结果搞得我们错过了一道招牌菜。哎,你吃过最古怪的东西是什么?
Yeah. I ate Cantonese dim sum with a foreign colleague once. He made a big deal out of the fact that we couldn't order chicken feet. He said that he got the heebie-jeebies just looking at it. In the end, I missed the chance to order the dish the restaurant was famous for! Hey, what's the strangest thing you've eaten?