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茲事體大

简兹事体大 · 繁茲事體大

Mandarin · pinyin zī shì tǐ dà

this is no small thing (idiom)
to have a serious matter at hand

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茲: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
兹: zī · now, here; this; time, year
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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1–4–3–4 · zi1 shi4 ti3 da4

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zi1 si6 tai2 daai6

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