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平地风波
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平地风波

平地风波 — “A sudden, unexpected trouble or incident”

平地风波 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sudden, unexpected trouble or incident”. A disturbance arising from nothing. Literally, “a storm on level ground”.

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平地风波 Pronunciation and Pinyin

平地风波 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
平
píng5flat, level, equal, calm
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
波
bō8wave or ripple

Example Sentence with 平地风波

原本平静的团队会议,因为一个突如其来的小误会,竟然演变成了平地风波,让大家措手不及。
The originally peaceful team meeting, due to a sudden small misunderstanding, unexpectedly turned into an unforeseen disturbance, catching everyone off guard.

Idioms Related to 平地风波

Synonyms of 平地风波

  • píng平dì地shēng生bō波stir up trouble out of nothing
  • fēng风bō波píng平dì地trouble erupting from a calm situation

More idioms starting with 平

  • píng平fēn分qiū秋sè色equally matched; share honors
  • píng平yuán原shí十rì日yǐn饮a grand and prolonged banquet
  • píng平yuán原yì易yě野flat and open plains or wilderness
  • píng平yuán原dū督yóu邮inferior or low-quality wine
  • píng平dì地yī一shēng声léi雷sudden significant event or rise to prominence
  • píng平dì地lóu楼tái台build a magnificent enterprise from scratch
  • píng平dì地bō波lán澜unexpected disturbance
  • píng平dì地dēng登yún云meteoric rise from humble beginnings
  • píng平dì地qǐ起gū孤dīng丁stir up trouble out of nothing
  • píng平dì地qǐ起jiā家build a career from scratch
  • píng平dì地qǐ起léi雷a sudden dramatic change

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Questions about 平地风波

What does 平地风波 mean?

平地风波 (píng dì fēng bō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sudden, unexpected trouble or incident”.

How do you pronounce 平地风波?

平地风波 is pronounced píng dì fēng bō in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 平地风波 literally mean?

Literally, 平地风波 means “a storm on level ground”. It is used to mean “a sudden, unexpected trouble or incident”.

What is the Chinese definition of 平地风波?

平地上起风浪。比喻突然发生意料不到的纠纷或事故。

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