振聋发聩

Traditional: 振聾發聵

zhèn lóng fā kuì

Dictionary entry

lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

What does 振聋发聩 mean?

振聋发聩 (zhèn lóng fā kuì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

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振zhènto shake · to flap 聋lóngdeaf 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)聩kuìborn deaf · deaf

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振聋发聩

zhèn lóng fā kuì

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