sound the drum and attack; publicly denounce
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to publicly denounce; to sound the drum and attack
literaryOriginally from the Analects of Confucius. Used to describe a formal, public condemnation of someone's wrongdoing, akin to declaring war on their behavior. The tone is serious and accusatory.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
zhǒng种
fǔ腐
bài败
xíng行
wéi为
，
mín民
zhòng众
fēn纷
fēn纷
míng鸣
gǔ鼓
ér而
gōng攻
zhī之
。
The public has unanimously and publicly denounced this corrupt behavior.
Tā他
de的
bèi背
pàn叛
zhī之
jǔ举
，
shǐ使
dé得
suǒ所
yǒu有
méng盟
yǒu友
míng鸣
gǔ鼓
ér而
gōng攻
zhī之
。
His act of betrayal caused all his allies to publicly condemn him.
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Zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
，
tā他
zhuā抓
zhù住
duì对
shǒu手
de的
ruò弱
diǎn点
，
míng鸣
gǔ鼓
ér而
gōng攻
zhī之
。
In the debate, he seized upon his opponent's weakness and launched a public attack.