前呼後擁

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Chinese

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front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
 
to call; to cry; to shout
to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale
 
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
(v) gather round; rush in; crowd
(v) gather round; rush in; crowd; throng; to hold; crowded; to support
 
trad. (前呼後擁)
simp. (前呼后拥)

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Idiom

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前呼後擁

  1. describes the grand and loud scene of government officials or important personages touring, with many attendants yelling to clear the way and clustering around the officials or personages to protect them