







响震失色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn pale or change countenance suddenly due to extreme fright or shock, as if startled by a loud noise or jolt”. Literally, “Resound and shake, losing color”.

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Open the tool →响震失色 (xiǎng zhèn shī sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn pale or change countenance suddenly due to extreme fright or shock, as if startled by a loud noise or jolt”.
响震失色 is pronounced xiǎng zhèn shī sè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 响震失色 means “Resound and shake, losing color”. It is used to mean “to turn pale or change countenance suddenly due to extreme fright or shock, as if startled by a loud noise or jolt”.
响:回声;震:响雷。像听到回声或响雷一样迅速变了脸色