軒然大波 xuān rán dà bō

DEFINITIONS

  1. huge waves
  2. (fig.) ruckus
  3. controversy
  4. sensation

CHARACTERS

軒 xuān carriage; high; wide; balcony; surname of the Yellow Emperor
然 rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
波 bō waves, breakers; undulations