huá​zhòng​qǔ​chǒng

to play to the gallery

哗众取宠 嘩眾取寵 huá​zhòng​qǔ​chǒng
variant 譁眾取寵
to play to the gallery
to use sensationalism or flashy speech and behavior to win the approval and praise of the public

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.800 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
1.19 per million

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