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lit. to go to war (idiom) · fig. to make a big fuss over sth

大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
d+à·4th toned+òng·4th toneg+ān·1st toneg+ē·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to come to blows · to start a fight · (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手 dǎ chū shǒu)大打出手dà dǎ chū shǒuto muster large forces · to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)兴师动众xīng shī dòng zhòng(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale大张旗鼓dà zhāng qí gǔto fight · to scuffle · to come to blows · CL: cháng打架dǎ jià(idiom) to go to a great deal of trouble; to mobilize considerable manpower and resources (often unnecessarily)劳师动众láo shī dòng zhòngvery powerful army金戈铁马jīn gē tiě mǎ
Antonyms
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat鸣金收兵míng jīn shōu bīnglit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease · to give in偃旗息鼓yǎn qí xī gǔ
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