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震古烁今

zhèn gǔ shuò jīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom) / (fig.) to be earthshaking
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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.

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Original source entry:

震古爍今 震古烁今 [zhen4 gu3 shuo4 jin1] /(lit.) to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)/(fig.) to be earthshaking/

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Other forms in these source records: 震古爍今

  • 震
    zhèn

    to shake / to vibrate / to jolt / to quake / excited / shocked / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing thunder / ☳

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 烁
    shuò

    bright / luminous

  • 今
    jīn

    now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)

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