甚嚣尘上 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• clamor raises the dust ; a tremendous clamor
• to raise a tremendous stink

Character by character

• 甚shènconsiderably; very, extremely; a great extent
• 嚣xiāoto make noise; to treat with contempt
• 尘chéncinders, ashes, dust, dirt
• 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev

Idioms sharing a character

• 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
• 不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě
• 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě
• 欺人太甚 qī rén tài shèn
• 自奉甚俭 zì fèng shèn jiǎn
• 自视甚高 zì shì shèn gāo
• 嚣张气焰 xiāo zhāng qì yàn
• 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn
• 一骑绝尘 yī qí jué chén
• 尘埃落定 chén āi luò dìng

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