语 惊 四 座

yǔ jīng sì zuòdictionary entry

to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom) / (of a remark) startling

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Original source entry:

語驚四座 语惊四座 [yu3 jing1 si4 zuo4] /to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom)/(of a remark) startling/

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Other forms in these source records: 語驚四座

语
yǔ
dialect / language / speech
yù
(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
惊
jīng
to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm
四
sì
four / 4
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

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