哗众取宠 (嘩眾取寵)
huá zhòng qǔ chǒng
Pinyin
Definition
哗众取宠 (嘩眾取寵)
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- sensationalism
- vulgar claptrap to please the crowds
- playing to the gallery
- demagogy
Character Decomposition
Idioms (16)
以貌取人
- 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
取长补短
- 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 2 to use this in place of that
- 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
- 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
咎由自取
- 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
- 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
囊中取物
- 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
- 2 in the bag
- 3 (as good as) in one's possession