zhòng​xǔ​piāo​shān

power in numbers

  • created sense approved 众喣飘山/眾喣飄山 · zhòng​xǔ​piāo​shān · power in numbers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    众喣飘山 / 眾喣飄山

    zhòng​xǔ​piāo​shān

    power in numbers

    the breath of a crowd can move a mountain, implying that collective effort or unified public opinion has immense power; also used to describe the destructive power of widespread slander

    众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · many 喣 (literal) → 喣 · xǔ · to breathe upon 飘 (literal) → 飘/飄 · piāo · whirlwind 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain

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