骇人听闻 (hài rén tīng wén) | Meaning: shocking | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk · reds under the beds危言耸听wēi yán sǒng tīng

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people耸人听闻sǒng rén tīng wén

awful · dreadful · fearful · formidable · frightful · scary · hideous · horrible · terrible · terribly可怕kě pà

shocking · horrifying · atrocious · terrible