耸人听闻

Traditional: 聳人聽聞

sǒng rén tīng wén

Dictionary entry

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

What does 耸人听闻 mean?

耸人听闻 (sǒng rén tīng wén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

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耸sǒngto excite · to raise up 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]听yǐnsmile (archaic)闻Wénsurname Wen

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耸人听闻

sǒng rén tīng wén

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