甚囂塵上 [－嚣尘－]

Jyutping sam6 hiu1 can4 soeng6
Pinyin shèn xiāo chén shàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
  2. to raise a tremendous stink
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be on everyone's lips
    • 但是近來的妥協空氣，反共聲浪，忽又甚囂塵上，又把全國人民打入悶葫蘆裏了。
      但是近来的妥协空气，反共声浪，忽又甚嚣尘上，又把全国人民打入闷葫芦里了。
      dàn shì jìn lái de tuǒ xié kōng qì ， fǎn gòng shēng làng ， hū yòu shèn xiāo chén shàng ， yòu bǎ quán guó rén mín dǎ rù mèn hú lu lǐ le ．
      Of late, however, the dust and din of compromise and anti-communism have once again filled the air, and once again the people are thrown into bewilderment.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    但是近来的妥协空气，反共声浪，忽又甚嚣尘上，又把全国人民打入闷葫芦里了。
    但是近來的妥協空氣，反共聲浪，忽又甚囂塵上，又把全國人民打入悶葫蘆裏了。
    dàn shì jìn lái de tuǒ xié kōng qì ， fǎn gòng shēng làng ， hū yòu shèn xiāo chén shàng ， yòu bǎ quán guó rén mín dǎ rù mèn hú lu lǐ le ．
    • Of late, however, the dust and din of compromise and anti-communism have once again filled the air, and once again the people are thrown into bewilderment.