耸人听闻 — “Shocking to people's ears”
耸人听闻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exaggerate or fabricate facts to create a shocking or astonishing effect, often for sensationalism”. Literally, “Shocking to people's ears”.
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耸人听闻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 耸sǒng
- 人rén
- 听tīng
- 闻wén
耸人听闻 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 耸人听闻
这家小报为了销量，经常刊登一些耸人听闻的假新闻。
To boost sales, this tabloid often publishes sensational fake news.
Idioms Related to 耸人听闻
More idioms starting with 耸
- sǒng耸rù入yún云xiāo霄towering into the clouds
- sǒng耸dòng动tīng听wén闻sensationalize to shock or astound
- sǒng耸hè壑líng凌xiāo霄soar high, achieve towering success
- sǒng耸hè壑áng昂xiāo霄rise above the common run
- sǒng耸jiān肩qū曲bèi背stooped shoulders and bent back
- sǒng耸jiān肩suō缩bèi背to hunch shoulders and shrink back
- sǒng耸bó膊chéng成shān山hunched shoulders, shrivelled neck
Questions about 耸人听闻
- What does 耸人听闻 mean?
- 耸人听闻 (sǒng rén tīng wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exaggerate or fabricate facts to create a shocking or astonishing effect, often for sensationalism”.
- How do you pronounce 耸人听闻?
- 耸人听闻 is pronounced sǒng rén tīng wén in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 耸人听闻 literally mean?
- Literally, 耸人听闻 means “Shocking to people's ears”. It is used to mean “to exaggerate or fabricate facts to create a shocking or astonishing effect, often for sensationalism”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 耸人听闻?
- 耸：惊动。夸大或捏造事实，使人听了感到惊异或震动。