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大聲疾呼

简大声疾呼 · 繁大聲疾呼

Mandarin · pinyin dà shēng jí hū

to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention
to make one's views known

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
疾: jí · illness, disease, sickness; to hate
呼: hū · breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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4–1–2–1 · da4 sheng1 ji2 hu1

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(idiomatic) to raise a cry of warning; to loudly appeal to the public

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