興師動眾 xīng shī dòng zhòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to muster large forces
  2. to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)

CHARACTERS

興 xīng thrive, prosper, flourish
師 shī teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops
動 dòng move, happen; movement, action
眾 zhòng masses, people, multitude, crowd