觸目驚心

See also: 触目惊心

Chinese

		eye-catching; striking; conspicuous eye-catching; striking; conspicuous; obstrusive; to meet the eye	to be staggering; to be frightening; to be shocking
trad. (觸目驚心)		觸目	驚心
simp. (触目惊心)		触目	惊心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chùmùjīngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ muk⁶ ging¹ sam¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): cog⁴ mag⁸ gian¹ sim¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chùmùjīngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chùmùjingsin
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu⁴-mu⁴-ching¹-hsin¹
    • Yale: chù-mù-jīng-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuhmuhjingshin
    • Palladius: чумуцзинсинь (čumuczinsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ muk⁶ ging¹ sam¹
    • Yale: jūk muhk gīng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ muk⁹ ging¹ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ mug⁶ ging¹ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ mʊk̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cog⁴ mag⁸ gian¹ sim¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshok ma̍k kiaⁿ sim
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰok̚²⁻⁴ mak̚⁴⁻² kĩã³³⁻²³ sim³³/

Idiom

觸目驚心

1. frightening; bloodcurdling; shocking; ghastly

Synonyms

• 怵目驚心／怵目惊心
• 駭目驚心／骇目惊心