令人发指

令人髮指
lìngrén-fàzhǐ
idiom #20,586

Meanings

  1. 1 to make one's hair stand on end (with rage)
  2. 2 outrageous
  3. 3 abhorrent
  4. 4 heinous
  5. 5 deeply disturbing

Examples

Zhèzhǒng cánrěn de xíngwéi lìngrénfàzhǐ.
This kind of cruel behavior is absolutely outrageous.
Fǔbài guānyuán de suǒzuòsuǒwéi lìngrénfàzhǐ.
The actions of corrupt officials are heinous and make one's blood boil.

Tips

memory
Literally: 'to make people’s hair () stand upright ().' In ancient Chinese, extreme rage or shock was said to cause hair to bristle. Picture someone so enraged their hair stands straight up - a vivid image of moral outrage.

Stroke Order

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rén
zhǐ