大动干戈

Traditional: 大動干戈

dà dòng gān gē

Dictionary entry

lit. to go to war (idiom)

What does 大动干戈 mean?

大动干戈 (dà dòng gān gē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to go to war (idiom)

2fig. to make a big fuss over sth

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)动dòng(of sth) to move · to set in movement 干gānold variant of 乾|干[gan1]戈Gēsurname Ge

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大动干戈

dà dòng gān gē

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