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座無虛席

简座无虚席 · 繁座無虛席

Mandarin · pinyin zuò wú xū xí

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

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座: zuò · seat; stand, base
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席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
虚: xū · false

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4–2–1–2 · zuo4 wu2 xu1 xi2

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zo6 mou4 heoi1 zik6

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(idiomatic) to have a full house; to have a capacity audience

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