甚嚣尘上 in English shen4 xiao1 chen2 shang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • clamor raises the dust (idiomatic expression); a tremendous clamor
  • to raise a tremendous stink

Simplified Characters

甚 嚣 尘 上

Traditional Characters

甚 囂 塵 上

Pinyin

shen4 xiao1 chen2 shang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

甚shen4variant of 什[shen2] 嚣xiao1clamor 尘chen2dust 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]