語驚四座

Chinese

		speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	four	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (語驚四座)		語	驚	四	座
simp. (语惊四座)		语	惊	四	座

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǔjīngsìzuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ ging¹ sei³ zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǔjīngsìzuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǔjingsìhzuò
    • Wade–Giles: yü³-ching¹-ssŭ⁴-tso⁴
    • Yale: yǔ-jīng-sz̀-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeujingsyhtzuoh
    • Palladius: юйцзинсыцзо (jujczinsyczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁵ ging¹ sei³ zo⁶
    • Yale: yúh gīng sei joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ ging¹ sei³ dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵ ging¹ séi³ zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sɔː²²/

Idiom

語驚四座

1. one's words or speech astonishes every attendee