振臂一呼 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call

Character by character

• 振zhènto arouse, to excite; to rouse, to shake
• 臂bìarm
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 呼hūto breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout

Idioms sharing a character

• 一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn
• 振振有词 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
• 振聋发聩 zhèn lóng fā kuì
• 欲振乏力 yù zhèn fá lì
• 发聋振聩 fā lóng zhèn kuì
• 稽古振今 jī gǔ zhèn jīn
• 萎靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn
• 三头六臂 sān tóu liù bì
• 如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ
• 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì

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