震驚中外

简 震惊中外 · 繁 震驚中外
Mandarin · pinyin zhèn jīng zhōng wài

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  1. to shock the whole world
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震
zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
驚
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中
zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
惊
jīng · frighten, surprise, startle
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4–1–1–4 · zhen4 jing1 zhong1 wai4

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zan3 ging1 zung1 ngoi6

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