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震驚中外

简震惊中外 · 繁震驚中外

Mandarin · pinyin zhèn jīng zhōng wài

to shock the whole world

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震: zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
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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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