呼朋引类
hū​péng​yǐn​lèi

to gang up

  • created sense approved 呼朋引类/呼朋引類 · hū​péng​yǐn​lèi · to gang up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呼朋引类 / 呼朋引類

    hū​péng​yǐn​lèi

    to gang up

    To call up friends and recruit associates to form a clique; often used with a negative or mocking tone to describe gathering a crowd for dubious purposes.

    呼 (literal) → 呼 · hū · to call 朋 (literal) → 朋 · péng · to collude 引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cause 类 (literal) → 类/類 · lèi · category

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    created sense