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Home / Idiom / 兴师动众

to muster large forces · to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)

兴师动众
xīng shī dòng zhòng
x+īng·1st tonesh+ī·1st toned+òng·4th tonezh+òng·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to go to war (idiom) · fig. to make a big fuss over sth大动干戈dà dòng gān gēto spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity大张声势dà zhāng shēng shìto start · to launch · to unleash · to mobilize · to arouse发动fā dòngto engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom) · militaristic · bellicose穷兵黩武qióng bīng dú wǔto move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army · to send a team on a task调兵遣将diào bīng qiǎn jiàng
Antonyms
small-scale小打小闹xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào