起毛

起毛

1. (of woollen cloth) to pill; fluff
2. (dialectal Mandarin) to feel nervous; to be scared; to be flustered; to be disconcerted

   • 他們一忙，隔壁那家古玩舖的掌櫃的有點起毛。 [MSC, trad.]
     他们一忙，隔壁那家古玩铺的掌柜的有点起毛。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1935, 老舍 (Lao She), 《二馬》

     Tāmen yī máng, gébì nà jiā gǔwánpù de zhǎngguì de yǒudiǎn qǐmáo. [Pinyin]

     Every time they get busy, the shopkeeper of that antique shop next door gets a little flustered.

   • 現在，她就要走了，就在走的一刻，米籽心裡卻有點起毛，因為此刻的心情與她原先想像的有一點不同，她原以為憧憬了三年的流浪生涯一日邁步便將如「壯士一去不復返」般的慷慨，可真的將夢想兌換成現實的最後關頭，卻發現自己仍在作種種掙扎。 [MSC, trad.]
     现在，她就要走了，就在走的一刻，米籽心里却有点起毛，因为此刻的心情与她原先想像的有一点不同，她原以为憧憬了三年的流浪生涯一日迈步便将如「壮士一去不复返」般的慷慨，可真的将梦想兑换成现实的最后关头，却发现自己仍在作种种挣扎。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2004, 殷健灵, 《游不走的鱼》, page 61

     Xiànzài, tā jiù yào zǒu le, jiù zài zǒu de yīkè, Mǐzǐ xīnlǐ què yǒudiǎn qǐmáo, yīnwèi cǐkè de xīnqíng yǔ tā yuánxiān xiǎngxiàng de yǒu yīdiǎn bùtóng, tā yuán yǐwèi chōngjǐng le sān nián de liúlàng shēngyá yīrì màibù biàn jiāng rú “zhuàngshì yī qù bù fùfǎn” bān de kāngkǎi, kě zhēnde jiāng mèngxiǎng duìhuàn chéng xiànshí de zuìhòu guāntóu, què fāxiàn zìjǐ réng zài zuò zhǒngzhǒng zhèngzhá. [Pinyin]

     Now, she was about to leave. Right at the moment when she was leaving, Mizi got a little flustered in her heart because how she felt at this moment was different from how she originally imagined it. She had thought that once she stepped into the vagrant life she had been longing for for three years, she would have a big heart as "a warrior that goes without returning", but at the last critical point before her dream is exchanged for reality, she realized that she was still dealing with all sorts of struggles.

   • 過了些日子，那幾個受過高等教育的年輕人知道了強的底細，心裡就起毛說，就憑我們的學歷，怎能窩在他手下？ [MSC, trad.]
     过了些日子，那几个受过高等教育的年轻人知道了强的底细，心里就起毛说，就凭我们的学历，怎能窝在他手下？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2011, 赵子俊, 感动外商的打工仔, in 《生活品味的哲理美文》 (edited by 竭宝峰)

     Guò le xiē rìzi, nà jǐge shòu guò gāoděng jiàoyù de niánqīngrén zhīdào le Qiáng de dǐxì, xīnlǐ jiù qǐmáo shuō, jiù píng wǒmen de xuélì, zěn néng wō zài tā shǒuxià? [Pinyin]

     After a few days, those few youngsters who had received higher education learned of Qiang's background, so they felt disconcerted and said, "On the basis of our educational background, how could we stay under him?"

3. (Yangzhou Mandarin) to lose one's temper

Borrowed from Japanese 気持(きも)ち (kimochi).

起毛

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) emotion; mood

• 起毛摺／起毛折 (khi-mó͘-chih)

• “Entry #6713”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
• “Entry #31066”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

• (Tokyo) きもー [kìmóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kʲimo̞ː]

起(き)毛(もう) • (kimō) ^{←きもう (kimou)?}

1. (textiles) raising (of fiber)

起(き)毛(もう)する • (kimō suru) ^{←きもう (kimou)?}suru (stem 起(き)毛(もう)し (kimō shi), past 起(き)毛(もう)した (kimō shita))

1. (textiles, of fiber) to raise