座 无 虚 席

zuò wú xū xídictionary entry

lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only

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Original source entry:

座無虛席 座无虚席 [zuo4 wu2 xu1 xi2] /lit. a banquet with no empty seats/full house/capacity crowd/standing room only/

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Other forms in these source records: 座無虛席

座
zuò
seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shī zuò]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
虚
xū
emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain
席
xí
woven mat / seat / banquet / place in a democratic assembly / classifier for banquets, conversations etc / woven mat (variant of 席[xí])
Xí
surname Xi

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