登高一呼
dēng​gāo​yī​hū

to make a clarion call

  • created reference approved 登高一呼 → 振臂一呼 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    登高一呼 dēng​gāo​yī​hū

    振臂一呼 zhèn​bì​yī​hū

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 登高一呼 · dēng​gāo​yī​hū · to make a clarion call — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    登高一呼

    dēng​gāo​yī​hū

    to make a clarion call

    to make a public appeal for action; to take the lead in calling for support or calling for others to follow

    登高 (literal) → 登高 · dēng​gāo · to ascend heights 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 呼 (literal) → 呼 · hū · to shout

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

    created sense