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粵語辭叢

令人髮指

ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

指某人嘅不道德行為令人極為憤怒;字面指令人嬲到頭髮都豎起晒 (to describe someone's immoral acts which make one furious)

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Examples

兇徒嘅殘暴行為簡直令人髮指。

hung1 tou4 ge3 caan4 bou6 hang4 wai4 gaan2 zik6 ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2.

The savage acts of the criminal get one's hackles up.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /lɪŋ²² jɐn²¹ faːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/

01

to raise someone's hackles; to arouse one's anger; highly offensive; objectionable

02

frightening; scary; hair-raising