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invite somebody time and again; call again and again

qiān hū wàn huàn

千 呼 万 唤

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slinvite somebody time and again; call again and again
- qiān hū wàn huàn shǐ chū lái yóu bào pí pá bàn zhē miàn
  千呼万唤始出来，犹抱琵琶半遮面。
  Only after a thousand entreaties does she appear, her face half hidden behind the pipa in her arms.
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zhào zhī jí lái召之即来

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