勞師動眾

Chinese

		toil	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. (勞師動眾/勞師動衆)		勞	師	動	眾/衆
simp. (劳师动众)		劳	师	动	众

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láoshīdòngzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄕ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ si¹ dung⁶ zung³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láoshīdòngzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄕ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láoshihdòngjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: lao²-shih¹-tung⁴-chung⁴
    • Yale: láu-shr̄-dùng-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laushydonqjonq
    • Palladius: лаошидунчжун (laošidunčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁴ si¹ dung⁶ zung³
    • Yale: lòuh sī duhng jung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ si¹ dung⁶ dzung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ xi¹ dung⁶ zung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² t͡sʊŋ³³/

Idiom

勞師動眾

1. to mobilize a large number of people

Synonyms

• 興師動眾／兴师动众 (xīngshīdòngzhòng)