举世瞩目

jǔ shì zhǔ mù · HSK 7

to receive worldwide attention

🌍👀 举世 = whole world + 瞩目 = eyes fixed on; the entire world's eyes are on it

举世 means the whole world (举 entire + 世 world); 瞩目 means to fix the eyes (瞩 to gaze + 目 eye). Together: every eye worldwide turns toward it, hence worldwide attention.

举 — hands 𠆢 + give 与 (simplified from 擧)
Originally written 擧, showing hands (手) lifting something together with the phonetic 與 'together'. The simplified form 举 keeps the idea of many hands raising up. Core meaning 'to lift, raise' extended to 'to launch, propose, hold (an event)'.

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