initiate the dispatch of contingents of armed men and the mobilization of the masses

initiate the dispatch of contingents of armed men and the mobilization of the masses

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is x ī ngsh ī D ò ngzh ò ng, which means to send troops on a large scale. Now it refers to using a lot of manpower to do something. From Wu Zi · Lishi.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Wu Zi · Lishi: "when a man gives orders, he is happy to hear; when he mobilizes the troops, he is happy to fight; when he joins forces, he is happy to die."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: big fight, big momentum antonym: small fight, small noise

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Since I'm afraid, it's better not to support these idle people! The 43rd chapter of scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

During the Warring States period, Wu Qi, the governor of Xihe in the state of Wei, talked with Wei Ji, the Marquis of Wei, about how to be invincible. Wu Qi expressed his views on the experience of using troops. The king mainly relied on the following: the general gave orders in the battlefield, the soldiers were willing to listen to them, the general mobilized the troops, the soldiers were willing to go out to battle, and when they arrived at the battlefield, the soldiers were not afraid of death, and the rewards and punishments should be clear.