耸人听闻
sǒng​rén​tīng​wén

sensational

  • created sense approved 耸人听闻/聳人聽聞 · sǒng​rén​tīng​wén · sensational — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    耸人听闻 / 聳人聽聞

    sǒng​rén​tīng​wén

    sensational

    to cause great alarm or shock; (of news or talk) sensational or horrifying, often involving deliberate exaggeration to scare or amaze people

    耸 (literal) → 耸/聳 · sǒng · to alarm 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 听闻 (literal) → 听闻/聽聞 · tīng​wén · what is heard

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    created sense