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振臂一呼
Mandarin · pinyin zhèn bì yī hū
Meanings
- (idiom) to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call
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4–4–1–1 · zhen4 bi4 yi1 hu1
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zan3 bei3 jat1 fu1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to raise one's arm and cry out to rally people
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