興師動眾 (hing1 si1 dung6 zung3 | xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4) : to get many people involved (in a project)

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興師動眾

hing1 si1 dung6 zung3

xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4

to get many people involved (in a project or activity); to drag many people in (to do sth.)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

興師動眾 / 兴师动众

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興 hing1 hing3 - start; popular; thriving; interest
師 si1 - teacher; master
動 dung6 - move, stir; change, alter
眾 zung3 - variant form of 衆

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

興師動衆 hing1 si1 dung6 zung3 xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4 = recruit many people to to a cause; draw people to do sth.

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