振聋发聩

lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

Characters and words in 振聋发聩

to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself

= + : James II of England (zh) got a birthday cake (辰) and he wants to find out whether it is made with gelatin or pectin. In the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) he therefore slaps the cake several times with a toy claw (扌) to make it vibrate, and to determine the gelling agent by the resonance (振) frequency of the cake.
deaf

= + : Lenny Lemur (lu) cut a lot of paper dragons (龙) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2), but they're deaf (聋). To remedy this he adds an ear (耳) to each of the paper dragons.
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3]

= + : Frankenstein wants to eat lunch in the ashram's bathroom, but wearing boxing gloves, he's unable to unwind that one long, red hair from his forks.
born deaf / deaf / obtuse

Words with 振聋发聩

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Sentences with 振聋发聩

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