哗众取宠
huá​zhòng​qǔ​chǒng

to play to the gallery

  • created sense approved 哗众取宠/嘩眾取寵 · huá​zhòng​qǔ​chǒng · to play to the gallery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哗众取宠 / 嘩眾取寵

    huá​zhòng​qǔ​chǒng

    to play to the gallery

    to use sensationalism or flashy speech and behavior to win the approval and praise of the public

    譁眾取寵

    哗 (literal) → 哗/嘩 · huá · clamor 众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · crowd 取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to obtain 宠 (literal) → 宠/寵 · chǒng · to seek

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

    created sense