- lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
- horrible to see
- a ghastly sight
Characters
- 触 (觸): to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions
- 目 (目): eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
- 惊 (驚): to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
- 心 (心): heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 触目惊心
- MDBG: 触目惊心
- Examples with 触目惊心 on Tatoeba
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