rush on like a swarm of hornets(fēng yōng ér shàng)

rush on like a swarm of hornets

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē ngy ō ng é RSH à ng, which means (people or animals, etc.) rush up. It describes a lot of people coming together. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

The ninth chapter of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "Mo Yu then put up a bolt to sweep the red and hoe the medicine. In his hands are horse whips, and they rush up."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: swarms, swarms, swarms, swarms; Antonyms: fish in

Idiom usage

At the command of the mountain king, the soldiers swarmed up to kill the mountain stronghold.

Chinese PinYin : fēng yōng ér shàng