耸人听闻 in English song3 ren2 ting1 wen2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to sensationalize (idiomatic expression); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

Simplified Characters

耸 人 听 闻

Traditional Characters

聳 人 聽 聞

Pinyin

song3 ren2 ting1 wen2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

耸song3to excite 人ren2man 听ting1smile (archaic) 闻wen2surname Wen