呼之欲出

hū zhī yù chū

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
  3. 3. (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
  4. 4. (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed

Child Words of 呼之欲出

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

出
chū

to go out

呼
hū

to call

欲
yù

desire