触目惊心觸目驚心

chù mù jīng xīn

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight

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触chùto butt, to gore, to ram; to touch角虫目mùeye; to look, to see; division, topic口二惊jīngto frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm忄京心xīnheart; mind; soul