前呼後擁
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Chinese[edit]
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 | ||
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trad. (前呼後擁) | 前 | 呼 | 後 | 擁 | |
simp. (前呼后拥) | 前 | 呼 | 后 | 拥 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
前呼後擁
- 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