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The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「聳人聽聞」, detailing its meaning and use.

The idiom 「聳人聽聞」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Shock: to be startled. Exaggerate or fabricate facts to make people feel surprised or shocked when they hear them.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

sǒng rén tīng wén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sung2 yan4 teng1 man4

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.