发人深省

Traditional: 發人深省

fā rén shēn xǐng

Dictionary entry

to provide food for thought (idiom)

What does 发人深省 mean?

发人深省 (fā rén shēn xǐng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to provide food for thought (idiom)

2thought-provoking

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发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]深shēnold variant of 深[shen1]省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal · to omit; to delete; to leave out

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发人深省

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