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令人发指

lìngrénfàzhǐ

Traditional: 令人髮指

to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles

Character Breakdown

令
lìng
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
HSK 5
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3
指
zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
HSK 4

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
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