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

Etymology

From Wuzi:

夫發號布令而人樂聞；興師動眾，而人樂戰，交兵接刃而人樂死。此三者，人主之所恃也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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夫发号布令而人乐闻；兴师动众，而人乐战，交兵接刃而人乐死。此三者，人主之所恃也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Wuzi], 5^th – 4^th century BCE

Fú fāhào bùlìng ér rén lè wén; xìngshī dòngzhòng, ér rén lè zhàn, jiāobīng jiērèn ér rén lè sǐ. Cǐ sān zhě, rénzhǔ zhī suǒ shì yě. [Pinyin]

To issue orders and commands which the troops delightedly obey, to raise the army and mobilize the people in such a way that men are disposed to fight, and when they cross swords, ready to face death, are the three matters in which the ruler of the people can place trust.

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)