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怵目驚心 (zeot1 muk6 ging1 sam1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

怵目驚心 (zeot1 muk6 ging1 sam1, chù mù jīng xīn) — lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight; also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 怵 (seot1) — an alternative form for 訹, to beguile with false stories
• 怵 (zeot1) — fearful; timid; to fear; pathos
• 怵 (ceot1) — fearful; timid; to fear; pathos
• 怵惕 (zeot1 tik1) — to be alarmed; to be apprehensive
• 怵懼 (zeot1 geoi6) — fear; dread; panic
• 怵然 (zeot1 jin4) — fearful

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