群起而攻之

qún qǐ ér gōng zhī

Dictionary entry

the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.

What does 群起而攻之 mean?

群起而攻之 (qún qǐ ér gōng zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.

2universally abhorrent

Character breakdown

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群qúnvariant of 群[qun2]起qǐto rise · to raise 而érand · as well as 攻gōngto attack · to accuse 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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群起而攻之

qún qǐ ér gōng zhī

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