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群起而攻之

Mandarin · pinyin qún qǐ ér gōng zhī

the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.
universally abhorrent

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群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
攻: gōng · attack, assault; criticize
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

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2–3–2–1–1 · qun2 qi3 er2 gong1 zhi1

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