振聋发聩 (振聾發聵)
zhèn lóng fā kuì
Pinyin

Definition

振聋发聩 (振聾發聵)
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zhèn lóng fā kuì
  1. lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

Related Words (20)

zhèn zuò
  1. 1 to bestir oneself
  2. 2 to pull oneself together
  3. 3 to cheer up
  4. 4 to uplift
  5. 5 to stimulate
zhèn fèn
  1. 1 to stir oneself up
  2. 2 to raise one's spirits
  3. 3 to inspire
yī jué bù zhèn
  1. 1 one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
  2. 2 ruined at a stroke
  3. 3 unable to recover after a minor hitch
bù zhèn
  1. 1 lacking in vitality
  2. 2 depressed (market, spirits etc)
gòng zhèn
  1. 1 resonance (physics)

Idioms (9)

一蹶不振
yī jué bù zhèn
  1. 1 one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
  2. 2 ruined at a stroke
  3. 3 unable to recover after a minor hitch
振振有词
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
  1. 1 to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
振振有辞
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
  1. 1 to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
  2. 2 also written 振振有詞|振振有词
振聋发聩
zhèn lóng fā kuì
  1. 1 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
振臂一呼
zhèn bì yī hū
  1. 1 to issue a call for action
  2. 2 to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)