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Open the tool →呼之或出 (hū zhī huò chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a character, scene, or artistic depiction so vividly portrayed that it seems to come alive and respond to a call; also, to refer to a person whose selection is finalized and is about to assume a position, implying their imminent appearance”.
呼之或出 is pronounced hū zhī huò chū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 呼之或出 means “call it and it comes out”. It is used to mean “to describe a character, scene, or artistic depiction so vividly portrayed that it seems to come alive and respond to a call; also, to refer to a person whose selection is finalized and is about to assume a position, implying their imminent appearance”.
呼:招呼;之:代词,指代呼唤的对象。形容所描绘的人物生动逼真,也指人选已酝酿成熟,即将就任