煞有介事
Traditional form:
煞有介事
Pinyin (reading):
shàyǒujièshì
Definitions:
- to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom)
- to act as if one is taking things very seriously
Characters:
- 煞 - demon, fiend; baleful, noxious
- 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 介 - agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor
- 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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