群起效尤 — “Many people follow a bad example”
群起效尤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Many people follow a bad example”. Often referring to a negative trend or behavior. Literally, “A group rises to imitate faults/bad examples”.
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群起效尤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
群起效尤 Character Breakdown
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看到有人在公共场合乱扔垃圾，如果没有人制止，就很容易引发群起效尤。
Seeing someone litter in public, if no one stops them, it can easily lead to a multitude of others following suit.
Idioms Related to 群起效尤
More idioms starting with 群
- qún群fēn分lèi类jù聚birds of a feather flock together
- qún群kǒu口shuò铄jīn金Public opinion can distort truth
- qún群wēi威qún群dǎn胆collective might and courage
- qún群jū居hé和yī一live together in complete harmony
- qún群jū居xué穴chǔ处live primitively in groups and caves
- qún群jū居zhōng终rì日，，yán言bù不jí及yì义idle chatter all day long
- qún群shān山sì四yīng应widespread enthusiastic response
- qún群qíng情jī激áng昂collective emotions running high
- qún群qíng情dǐng鼎fèi沸public sentiment boiling
- qún群wǎng枉zhī之mén门den of corruption
- qún群yí疑mǎn满fù腹full of doubts and suspicions
- qún群kōng空jì冀běi北Talented individuals meet discerning patrons
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What does 群起效尤 mean?
群起效尤 (qún qǐ xiào yóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Many people follow a bad example”.
How do you pronounce 群起效尤?
群起效尤 is pronounced qún qǐ xiào yóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 群起效尤 literally mean?
Literally, 群起效尤 means “a group rises to imitate faults/bad examples”. It is used to mean “Many people follow a bad example”.
What is the Chinese definition of 群起效尤?
大家一起向坏的学习。