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怵目惊心

chù mù jīng xīn

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
  2. 2. horrible to see
  3. 3. a ghastly sight
  4. 4. also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心