令人髮指

Chinese

to make one; to cause people to bristle up with anger
trad. (令人髮指) 令人 髮指
simp. (令人发指) 令人 发指
Literally: “to make one's hair stand up”.

Pronunciation


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Idiom

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  1. (figurative) to raise someone's hackles; to arouse one's anger; highly offensive; objectionable
  2. (figurative, rareCategory:Chinese terms with rare senses#人03人00髟05手06) frightening; scary; hair-raising

See also

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