怵目惊心

怵目惊心	chù mù jīng xīn	lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight / also written 触目惊心
怵	chù	fearful / timid / to fear
目	mù	eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目数) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
惊	jīng	to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm
惊心	jīng xīn	staggering / shocking / frightened
心	xīn	heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个