| 甚嚣尘上 |
shèn xiāo chén shàng |
clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor / to raise a tremendous stink |
| 甚 |
shén |
variant of 什 |
| 甚 |
shèn |
excessive; undue / to exceed; to be more than / very; extremely / (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2]) |
| 嚣 |
xiāo |
clamor |
| 尘 |
chén |
dust / dirt / earth |
| 上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
| 上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |