一哄而上
yī​hòng'ér​shàng

to rush into action

  • created sense approved 一哄而上 · yī​hòng'ér​shàng · to rush into action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一哄而上

    yī​hòng'ér​shàng

    to rush into action

    To rush into or start a task all at once without proper organization or preparation; to swarm around or tackle something in a sudden, disorganized burst of activity.

    yī​hōng'ér​shàng

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 哄 (literal) → 哄 · hòng · hubbub 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [resultative linker] 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense