脅肩累足
xié​jiān​lěi​zú

nervous and fearful

  • created sense approved 胁肩累足/脅肩累足 · xié​jiān​lěi​zú · nervous and fearful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胁肩累足 / 脅肩累足

    xié​jiān​lěi​zú

    nervous and fearful

    Literally meaning to shrug the shoulders and walk with cautious, overlapping steps; used to describe being extremely apprehensive or jittery due to fear

    胁肩 (literal) → 胁肩/脅肩 · xié​jiān · to shrug one's shoulders 累 (literal) → 累 · lěi · to accumulate 足 (literal) → 足 · zú · foot

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