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大惊失色

dà jīng shī sè

4-character word Traditional 大驚失色

What 大惊失色 means

1. to turn pale with fright (idiom)

The characters in 大惊失色

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared
• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 色sècolor; look; appearance

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