登高一呼

Mandarin · pinyin dēng gāo yī hū

Meanings

  1. to make a clarion call
  2. to make a public appeal
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登
dēng · rise, mount, board, climb
高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
呼
hū · breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
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1–1–1–1 · deng1 gao1 yi1 hu1

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dang1 gou1 jat1 fu1

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