群起而攻之 qún qǐ ér gōng zhī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

群 qún
HSK 5
(same as U+7FA3 羣) group, crowd, multitude, mob
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
攻 gōng
HSK 6
attack, assault; criticize
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to