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振聋发聩

zhèn lóng fā kuìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom) / rousing even the apathetic
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c90553bd750cb206. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

振聾發聵 振聋发聩 [zhen4 long2 fa1 kui4] /lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic/

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Other forms in these source records: 振聾發聵

  • 振
    zhèn

    to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself

  • 聋
    lóng

    deaf

  • 发
    fā

    to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

    fà

    hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

  • 聩
    kuì

    born deaf / deaf / obtuse

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