Zhège juédìng zài dāngshí bèi rènwéi shì jīngshìhàisú de.
This decision was considered scandalously unconventional at the time.
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惊 (shock) + 世 (world/age) + 骇 (terrify/startle) + 俗 (social customs): so shocking it terrifies the whole world's customs. A four-character explosion of controversy.