呼之欲出 — Chinese idiom
呼之欲出
hū zhī yù chū
Meaning
- lit. ready to appear at the call
- fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
- (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
- (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
Character by character
- 呼hūto breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 欲yùdesire, want, longing, intent
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
Idioms sharing a character
- 一呼百应 yī hū bǎi yìng
- 一呼百诺 yī hū bǎi nuò
- 一命呜呼 yī mìng wū hū
- 呼之即来 hū zhī jí lái
- 呼来喝去 hū lái hè qù
- 呼天抢地 hū tiān qiāng dì
- 呼牛作马 hū niú zuò mǎ
- 呼牛呼马 hū niú hū mǎ
- 呼风唤雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ
- 大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū
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