細思恐極

细思恐极
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 細 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 極 jí
  1. extremely
  2. pole (geography, physics)
  3. utmost
  4. top
=4 極 qì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 亟 (“repeatedly”)
  2. alternative form of 亟 (“repeatedly”)