令人发指 in English ling4 ren2 fa4 zhi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiomatic expression); to raise people's hackles

Simplified Characters

令 人 发 指

Traditional Characters

令 人 髮 指

Pinyin

ling4 ren2 fa4 zhi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

令ling4see 令狐[Ling2 hu2] 人ren2man 发fa1to send out 指zhi3finger