呼之欲出

hū zhī yù chū

Dictionary entry

lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)

What does 呼之欲出 mean?

呼之欲出 (hū zhī yù chū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)

2fig. on the verge of coming out into the open

3(of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed

4(of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed

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呼hūto call · to cry 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 欲yùdesire · appetite 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur

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呼之欲出

hū zhī yù chū

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