rise up on hearing the news

rise up on hearing the news

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NF ē ng é RQ ǐ, which means to respond as soon as you hear the wind. It comes from the article of sacrificing Zhao Wei's wife.

Idiom explanation

Smell: hear; wind: wind, news.

The origin of Idioms

In the Song Dynasty, Chen Liang's article of sacrifice to Zhao Weimu's wife: "it's impossible to ascend the hall, and it's very popular."

Idiom usage

To be quick in response.

Examples

People elsewhere must have heard of it. This is the only way to save China. (the third chapter of Liang Qichao's the future of new China)

Discrimination of words

A synonym: move with the wind

Antonym: motionless