细思恐极

細思恐極
xìsīkǒngjí
  1. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) The more one thinks about it, the more petrified one becomes.
  2. The more one thinks about it, the more petrified one becomes.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 细 xì
  1. thin or slender
  2. finely particulate
  3. thin and soft
  4. fine
  5. delicate
  6. trifling
  7. (of a sound) quiet
  8. frugal
=2 思 sī
  1. to think
  2. to consider
=2 思 sāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 䰄 (“heavily bearded”)
  2. alternative form of 䰄 (“heavily bearded”)
3 恐 kǒng
  1. afraid
  2. frightened
  3. to fear
=4 极 jí
  1. extremely
  2. pole (geography, physics)
  3. utmost
  4. top
=4 极 jí
  1. (historical dictionaries only) wooden rack on donkey
  2. wooden rack on donkey