興師動眾

Chinese

		interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act	numerous; multitude; crowd
trad. (興師動眾/興師動衆)		興	師	動	眾/衆
simp. (兴师动众)		兴	师	动	众

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngshīdòngzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄕ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ si¹ dung⁶ zung³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngshīdòngzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄕ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singshihdòngjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-shih¹-tung⁴-chung⁴
    • Yale: syīng-shr̄-dùng-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshydonqjonq
    • Palladius: синшидунчжун (sinšidunčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hing¹ si¹ dung⁶ zung³
    • Yale: hīng sī duhng jung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ si¹ dung⁶ dzung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ xi¹ dung⁶ zung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² t͡sʊŋ³³/

Idiom

興師動眾

1. to mobilize a large number of people

Synonyms

• 勞師動眾／劳师动众 (láoshīdòngzhòng)