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见风转篷 — Chinese Idiom

见风转篷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adjust one's actions, opinions, or principles to suit the prevailing circumstances or trends; to be opportunistic or fickle”.

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见风转篷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

见风转篷 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
见
jiàn4to see or meet
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
转
zhuǎn8turn, rotate, change, transfer
篷
péng16canopy, tarpaulin, sail, tent

Example Sentence with 见风转篷

他总是见风转篷,从不坚持自己的立场,让人觉得不可靠。
He always adjusts his stance according to the prevailing situation, never sticking to his own position, which makes him seem unreliable.

Idioms Related to 见风转篷

Synonyms of 见风转篷

  • jiàn见fēng风shǐ使fān帆adapt to circumstances
  • jiàn见fēng风shǐ使chuán船adapt to circumstances
  • jiàn见fēng风zhuǎn转duò舵adapt to changing circumstances

More idioms starting with 见

  • jiàn见shì世shēng生miáo苗yield immediate results or benefits
  • jiàn见yì义yǒng勇wéi为act bravely for a just cause
  • jiàn见yì义dāng当wéi为act when seeing justice
  • jiàn见yì义bì必wéi为act courageously for justice
  • jiàn见yì义gǎn敢wéi为act courageously for a just cause
  • jiàn见zhī之bù不qǔ取,,sī思zhī之qiān千lǐ里regret missing an opportunity
  • jiàn见shì事shēng生fēng风stir up trouble
  • jiàn见shì事fēng风shēng生act with great speed and resolution
  • jiàn见rén人shuō说rén人huà话,,jiàn见guǐ鬼shuō说guǐ鬼huà话adapt speech to the listener
  • jiàn见rén仁jiàn见zhì智different people have different opinions
  • jiàn见tù兔fàng放yīng鹰Seize the moment and act decisively
  • jiàn见tù兔gù顾quǎn犬Act promptly when a problem arises

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What does 见风转篷 mean?

见风转篷 (jiàn fēng zhuǎn péng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adjust one's actions, opinions, or principles to suit the prevailing circumstances or trends; to be opportunistic or fickle”.

How do you pronounce 见风转篷?

见风转篷 is pronounced jiàn fēng zhuǎn péng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 见风转篷?

比喻看势头或看别人的眼色行事。同“见风使舵”。

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