令人髮指

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Chinese

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to make one; to cause people one's hair bristling up with anger
trad. (令人髮指) 令人 髮指
simp. (令人发指) 令人 发指
Literally: “to make one's hair stand up”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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令人髮指

  1. (figurative) to raise someone's hackles; to arouse one's anger; highly offensive; objectionable
  2. (figurative, rare) frightening; scary; hair-raising

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