重足而立

chóngzúérlì
rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move

CEDICT

双脚并拢站立，不敢向前移动。形容非常恐惧的样子。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

重足而立 chóngzú'érlì

Entry Composition

1 重 chóng
  1. to repeat
  2. repetition
  3. again
  4. re-
  5. classifier: layer
2 足 zú
  1. (bound form) foot; leg
  2. sufficient; ample
  3. as much as; fully
3 而立 érlì
  1. (literary) thirty years old
  2. thirty years old