Meaning of 惊世骇俗
惊世骇俗 means to shock the world; to be so unconventional as to astound ordinary people. Pronounced jīng shì hài sú.
- to shock the world; to be so unconventional as to astound ordinary people
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
nà那
jīng惊
shì世
hài骇
sú俗
de的
yì艺
shù术
zuò作
pǐn品
zài在
zhǎn展
chū出
shí时
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
jù巨
dà大
zhēng争
yì议
。
His shocking, unconventional art caused a great controversy when it was exhibited.
Zhè这
wèi位
zhé哲
xué学
jiā家
tí提
chū出
le了
yī一
gè个
jīng惊
shì世
hài骇
sú俗
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
，
chè彻
dǐ底
diān颠
fù覆
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
guān观
niàn念
。
This philosopher proposed a world-shocking theory that completely overturned traditional ideas.
Zài在
bǎo保
shǒu守
de的
nián年
dài代
，
tā她
de的
chuān穿
zhuó着
dǎ打
ban扮
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
jīng惊
shì世
hài骇
sú俗
de的
。
In conservative times, her way of dressing was considered shocking and unconventional.
Tā他
de的
cí辞
zhí职
xìn信
nèi内
róng容
jīng惊
shì世
hài骇
sú俗
，
zhí直
jiē接
pī批
píng评
le了
zhěng整
gè个
gōng公
sī司
de的
wén文
huà化
。
The content of his resignation letter was shocking; it directly criticized the entire company's culture.