发聋振聩
fā​lóng​zhèn​kuì

to rouse the apathetic

  • created reference approved 发聋振聩/發聾振聵 → 振聋发聩/振聾發聵 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    发聋振聩 / 發聾振聵 fā​lóng​zhèn​kuì

    振聋发聩 / 振聾發聵 zhèn​lóng​fā​kuì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 发聋振聩/發聾振聵 · fā​lóng​zhèn​kuì · to rouse the apathetic — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    发聋振聩 / 發聾振聵

    fā​lóng​zhèn​kuì

    to rouse the apathetic

    literally so loud that even the deaf can hear; used to describe a powerful message or writing that awakens people from ignorance or apathy

    发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to show 聋 (literal) → 聋/聾 · lóng · deaf 振 (literal) → 振 · zhèn · to rouse 聩 (bound) → 聩/聵 · kuì · deaf

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense