怵目惊心
Traditional form:
怵目驚心
Pinyin (reading):
chùmùjīngxīn
Definitions:
- lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
- horrible to see
- a ghastly sight
- also written 觸目驚心／触目惊心
Characters:
- 怵 - fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy
- 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
- 惊 - to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
- 心 - heart; mind; soul
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