寒心

hánxīn
  1. disillusioned
  2. bitterly disappointed
  3. terrified

CEDICT

  1. disappointed
  2. shivering with fear; struck with fear

Wiktionary

  1. 害怕战慄。
  2. 因失望而痛心。《红楼梦．第五五回》：「太太满心疼我，因姨娘每每生事，几次寒心　。」《文明小史．第三一回》：「不要说出那般诛心的话，来叫人听着寒心。」也作「冷心」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 寒 hán
  1. cold
  2. poor
  3. to tremble
2 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個

Containing this entry

破胆寒心 pòdǎnhánxīn to be scared out of one's wits

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