劳师动众 — “To mobilize a large number of people or resources”
劳师动众 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mobilize a large number of people or resources”. Often implying an unnecessary or excessive deployment for a relatively minor task. Literally, “To exhaust the troops and mobilize the multitude”.
劳师动众 Pronunciation and Pinyin
劳师动众 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 劳
- láo劳shí什zi子a troublesome nuisance or insignificant thing
- láo劳shī师mí糜xiǎng饷exhaust troops and waste provisions
- láo劳shī师xí袭yuǎn远exhaust troops attacking distant enemy
- láo劳xíng形kǔ苦xīn心wear out body and mind
- láo劳xīn心jiāo焦sī思to rack one's brains and worry anxiously
- láo劳xīn心kǔ苦sī思rack one's brains and ponder anxiously
- láo劳sī思yì逸yín淫Toil breeds thought, ease breeds indulgence
- láo劳mín民dòng动zhòng众mobilize many people for a task
- láo劳mín民fèi费cái财toil people and waste money
- láo劳yàn燕fēn分fēi飞lovers forced to part ways
- láo劳jīn筋kǔ苦gǔ骨toil muscles and bitter bones
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What does 劳师动众 mean?
劳师动众 (láo shī dòng zhòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mobilize a large number of people or resources”.
How do you pronounce 劳师动众?
劳师动众 is pronounced láo shī dòng zhòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 劳师动众 literally mean?
Literally, 劳师动众 means “to exhaust the troops and mobilize the multitude”. It is used to mean “to mobilize a large number of people or resources”.
What is the Chinese definition of 劳师动众?
劳：疲劳，辛苦；师、众：军队；动：出动，动员。原指出动大批军队。现指动用很多人力。