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煞有介事

shà yǒu jiè shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-296b492d13394185. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

煞有介事 煞有介事 [sha4 you3 jie4 shi4] /to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom)/to act as if one is taking things very seriously/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 煞
    shā

    to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage

    shà

    fiend / demon / very / (Tw) SARS (loanword)

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 介
    jiè

    to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.