怵目惊心怵目驚心

chù mù jīng xīn

Meaning

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight; also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心

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Characters

怵chùfearful, apprehensive; timid, shy忄术目mùeye; to look, to see; division, topic口二惊jīngto frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm忄京心xīnheart; mind; soul