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正经八百
zhèng jīng bā bǎi
What 正经八百 means
- very serious
- solemn
The characters in 正经八百
- 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper
- 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
- 八bāeight
- 百bǎihundred; numerous; all kinds of
Sounds the same
Read zhèng jīng bā bǎi, tone for tone, but written differently.
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