興師動眾 [兴师动众]

Jyutping hing1 si1 dung6 zung3
Pinyin xīng shī dòng zhòng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to muster large forces
  2. to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to mobilize a large number of people
    (syn.) 劳师动众, 勞師動眾
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）