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煞有介事 (saat3 jau5 gaai3 si6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

煞有介事 (saat3 jau5 gaai3 si6, shà yǒu jiè shì) — to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom); to act as if one is taking things very seriously

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 煞尾科 (saat3 mei5 fo2) — the end; the epilogue
• 煞掣 (saat3 zai3) — to use the brakes; brakes (of a car)
• 煞攤 (saat3 taan1) — to finish; to end; to conclude; termination; closure
• 煞科 (saat3 fo1) — finale
• 煞食 (saat3 sik6) — effective; killer move (spoken)
• 煞 (saat3) — to terminate; to cut short; to squeeze; to tighten; to reduce; extremely; malig…

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