煞有介事 in English sha4 you3 jie4 shi4 Meaning

Meanings

• to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiomatic expression)
• to act as if one is taking things very seriously

Pinyin

sha4 you3 jie4 shi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

煞sha1to terminate 有you3to have 介jie4to introduce 事shi4matter