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震古爍今

简震古烁今 · 繁震古爍今

Mandarin · pinyin zhèn gǔ shuò jīn

(lit.) to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)
(fig.) to be earthshaking

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震: zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
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今: jīn · now, today, modern era
烁: shuò · shine, glitter, sparkle

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4–3–4–1 · zhen4 gu3 shuo4 jin1

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zan3 gu2 soek3 gam1

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(idiomatic) surpassing the ancients and amazing the contemporaries; earthshaking; splendid

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