振聾發聵 zhèn lóng fā kuì

powerful words that wake people up

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

Characters

Character Meaning
振 zhèn HSK 5
to shake; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself
聾 lóng
deaf
發 fā
to send out; to issue; to develop
聵 kuì
deaf; born deaf; obtuse