细思极恐
xì sī jí kǒng
the more you think about it, the scarier it is
Character by character
细xì
carefully
carefully
思sī
think
think
极jí
extremely
extremely
恐kǒng
frightening
frightening
Example
手机好像知道我想买什么，细思极恐。
My phone seems to know what I want to buy. Think about it and it is terrifying.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Internet coinage.
Learn this in Lesson 212 · HSK 9+: 网络流行语 (Internet slang)
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