xīng​shī​dòng​zhòng

to muster large forces

  • created sense approved 兴师动众/興師動眾 · xīng​shī​dòng​zhòng · to muster large forces — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兴师动众 / 興師動眾

    xīng​shī​dòng​zhòng

    to muster large forces

    to mobilize a massive army for a military campaign

    兴师 (literal) → 兴师/興師 · xīng​shī · to dispatch troops 动 (literal) → 动/動 · dòng · to act 众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · crowd

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 兴师动众/興師動眾 · xīng​shī​dòng​zhòng · to involve many people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兴师动众 / 興師動眾

    xīng​shī​dòng​zhòng

    to involve many people

    to drag in a great number of people to perform a task (often implying the effort is excessive or unnecessary)

    兴师 (literal) → 兴师/興師 · xīng​shī · to dispatch troops 动 (literal) → 动/動 · dòng · to act 众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · crowd

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

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