呼之欲出

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)

   • zhègexiǎngfǎhūzhīyùchū.

     这个想法呼之欲出。🔊

     This idea is on the verge of taking shape.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. on the verge of coming out into the open

   • zhègexiǎngfǎhūzhīyùchū.

     这个想法呼之欲出。🔊

     This idea is on the verge of emerging.

3. 參形adjective

   (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed

   • dáànhūzhīyùchū.

     答案呼之欲出。🔊

     The answer is about to be revealed.

4. 肆形adjective

   (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed

   • zhèfúhuàderénwùhūzhīyùchū.

     这幅画的人物呼之欲出。🔊

     The figures in this painting seem ready to leap off the canvas.