沸沸扬扬

沸沸揚揚

fèifèiyángyáng

idiom HSK 7-9 #28,736

Meanings

这件事闹得沸沸扬扬。

Zhè jiàn shì nào de fèifèiyángyáng.

This matter has caused a huge stir.

网上沸沸扬扬地讨论这个话题。

Wǎngshàng fèifèiyángyáng de tǎolùn zhège huàtí.

This topic is being discussed heatedly online.

memory

沸 (boiling) + 扬 (to spread) — imagine boiling water bubbling and spreading steam everywhere. That is what heated public discussion looks like.

沸 fèi

扬 yáng