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发人深省

fā rén shēn xǐng

4-character word Traditional 發人深省

What 发人深省 means

1. to provide food for thought (idiom)
2. thought-provoking

The characters in 发人深省

• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 人rénperson; people
• 深shēn(lit. and fig.) deep
• 省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province

Sounds the same

Read fā rén shēn xǐng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 发人深醒variant of 发人深省