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一呼百应

yī hū bǎi yìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (of a call) to elict an enthusiastic response / to receive extensive approval
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-deb72606f8ad0638. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一呼百應 一呼百应 [yi1 hu1 bai3 ying4] /(idiom) (of a call) to elict an enthusiastic response; to receive extensive approval/

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Other forms in these source records: 一呼百應

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 呼
    hū

    to call / to cry / to shout / to breath out / to exhale / to call out

  • 百
    bǎi

    hundred / numerous / all kinds of

    Bǎi

    surname Bai

  • 应
    yīng

    to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall

    yìng

    to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with

    Yīng

    surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Yìng]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.