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怵目驚心
简 怵目惊心 · 繁 怵目驚心Mandarin · pinyin chù mù jīng xīn
Meanings
- lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
- horrible to see
- a ghastly sight
- also written 觸目驚心
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4–4–1–1 · chu4 mu4 jing1 xin1
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zeot1 muk6 ging1 sam1
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