created sense approved 闻风而起/聞風而起 · wénfēng'érqǐ · to rise up immediately on hearing news — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
闻风而起 / 聞風而起
wénfēng'érqǐ
to rise up immediately on hearing news
To take immediate action or respond with vigor as soon as one hears word of something.
闻风 (literal) → 闻风/聞風 · wénfēng · to get wind of something 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to rise
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