劳师动众

Traditional: 勞師動眾

láo shī dòng zhòng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to go to a great deal of trouble; to mobilize considerable manpower and resources (often unnecessarily)

What does 劳师动众 mean?

劳师动众 (láo shī dòng zhòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to go to a great deal of trouble; to mobilize considerable manpower and resources (often unnecessarily)

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劳Láosurname Lao 师Shīsurname Shi 动dòng(of sth) to move · to set in movement 众Zhòngabbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives

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劳师动众

láo shī dòng zhòng

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