发聋振聩 in English fa1 long2 zhen4 kui4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiomatic expression); rousing even the apathetic

Simplified Characters

发 聋 振 聩

Traditional Characters

發 聾 振 聵

Pinyin

fa1 long2 zhen4 kui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

发fa1to send out 聋long2deaf 振zhen4to shake 聩kui4born deaf