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發聾振聵

简发聋振聩 · 繁發聾振聵

Mandarin · pinyin fā lóng zhèn kuì

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

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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振: zhèn · raise, excite, arouse action
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发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
聋: lóng · deaf
聩: kuì · deaf

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1–2–4–4 · fa1 long2 zhen4 kui4

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