Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「興師動眾」. Learn its usage below.
Introducing the idiom 「興師動眾」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
Xing: to start; Zhong: a large group of people. It used to refer to a large-scale military expedition. It now mostly refers to mobilizing a lot of manpower to do something.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xìng shī dòng zhòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hing1 si1 dung6 jung3
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
