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Trad. 小眾
- minority of the population
- non-mainstream (activity, pursuit etc)
- niche (market etc)
Trad. 大眾
- the masses
- the great bulk of the population
- popular (of music, science etc)
Trad. 眾議院
- lower house of bicameral assembly
- House of Representatives (USA)
- Chamber of Deputies
Trad. 公眾號
- official account (on a social networking platform)
Trad. 大眾化
- mass-oriented
- to cater for the masses
- popularized
Trad. 群眾性
- to do with the masses
- mass (meeting, movement etc)
Trad. 眾人敬仰
- universally admired
- highly esteemed by everyone
Trad. 眾創空間
- hackerspace; hacklab; makerspace
Trad. 眾叛親離
- lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)
- fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
Trad. 眾口同聲
- (of people) to be of one voice (idiom)
- unanimous
Trad. 眾口鑠金
- lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom)
- fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth
- mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
Trad. 眾口難調
- it's difficult to please everyone (idiom)
Trad. 寡不敵眾
- the few are no match for the many
- heavily outnumbered
- facing impossible odds (idiom)
Trad. 眾寡懸殊
- (idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength
Trad. 眾志成城
- unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
Trad. 眾怒難犯
- (idiom) one cannot afford to incur public wrath
- it is dangerous to incur the anger of the masses
Trad. 眾所週知
- variant of 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1]
Trad. 眾擎易舉
- many hands make light work (idiom)
Trad. 眾星拱月
- see 眾星捧月|众星捧月[zhong4 xing1 peng3 yue4]
Trad. 眾星拱辰
- lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Bei3 chen2] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
- to group around a revered leader
Trad. 眾星捧月
- lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
- to group around a revered leader
- to revolve around sb
Trad. 眾星攢月
- see 眾星捧月|众星捧月[zhong4 xing1 peng3 yue4]
Trad. 眾望所歸
- (idiom) to enjoy popular support
- to receive general approval
Trad. 興師動眾
- to muster large forces
- to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)
Trad. 眾目昭彰
- lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom)
- fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public
Trad. 眾目睽睽
- (idiom) (under) the public eye; the stares of many people
Trad. 眾盲摸象
- multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
- to mistake the part for the whole
- unable to see the wood for the trees
Trad. 眾矢之的
- lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism
- attacked on all sides
Trad. 眾說紛揉
- lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ
- controversial matters
Trad. 不負眾望
- to live up to expectations (idiom)
Trad. 人多勢眾
- many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
- There is safety in numbers.
Trad. 大庭廣眾
- (idiom) in public; in front of everyone; openly (typically preceded by 在[zai4] and followed by 之下[zhi1 xia4])
Trad. 驚師動眾
- to alarm everyone
- to scandalize the public
Trad. 不孚眾望
- not living up to expectations (idiom)
- failing to inspire confidence among people
- unpopular
Trad. 人從眾𠈌
- (Internet slang) huge crowds of people (emphatic form of 人[ren2])
Trad. 梟首示眾
- to behead sb and display the head in public
Trad. 才華出眾
- outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
Trad. 遊街示眾
- to parade (a prisoner) through the streets
Trad. 驚群動眾
- to alarm everyone
- to scandalize the public
Trad. 芸芸眾生
- every living being (Buddhism)
- the mass of common people
Trad. 力排眾議
- to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
Trad. 公之於眾
- to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
- to let the world know
Trad. 妖言惑眾
- to mislead the public with rumors (idiom)
- to delude the people with lies
Trad. 蠹眾木折
- Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
Trad. 左道惑眾
- to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
Trad. 謠言惑衆
- to mislead the public with rumors; to delude the people with lies
Trad. 普度眾生
- (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
Trad. 吃瓜群眾
- peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)
- onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it
- (neologism c. 2016)
Trad. 普濟眾生
- universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy
Trad. 群眾團體
- mass (non-government) organization
Trad. 群眾外包
- crowdsourcing
- abbr. to 眾包|众包[zhong4 bao1]
Trad. 群眾演員
- extra (actor engaged to appear in a crowd scene)
Trad. 普羅大眾
- proletariat
- abbr. for 普羅列塔利亞|普罗列塔利亚[pu3 luo2 lie4 ta3 li4 ya4] plus masses
- also written 無產階級|无产阶级[wu2 chan3 jie1 ji2] in PRC Marxist theory
Trad. 萬眾一心
- millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
Trad. 群眾路線
- the mass line, CCP term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses
Trad. 敵眾我寡
- multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
- heavily outnumbered
- beaten by the weight of numbers
Trad. 香港眾志
- Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016
Trad. 與眾不同
- (idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
Trad. 嘩眾取寵
- sensationalism
- vulgar claptrap to please the crowds
- playing to the gallery
- demagogy
Trad. 深孚眾望
- to enjoy the confidence of the people
- to be very popular
Trad. 美國眾議院
- United States House of Representatives
Trad. 一覽眾山小
- (last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1])
- (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
Trad. 牆倒眾人推
- lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom)
- fig. everybody hits a man who is down
Trad. 聚眾淫亂罪
- group licentiousness (offense punishable by up to five years in prison in the PRC)
Trad. 合眾國際社
- United Press International (UPI)
Trad. 美利堅合眾國
- United States of America
Trad. 眾人拾柴火焰高
- lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb)
- fig. the more people, the more strength