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翻风滚雨

翻风滚雨 — “Turn wind and roll rain”

翻风滚雨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble and create disturbances, often by making a fuss or inciting discord; to make waves”. Literally, “turn wind and roll rain”.

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翻风滚雨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

翻风滚雨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
翻
fān18turn over, double, cross
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
滚
gǔn13roll, boil, get lost
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds

Example Sentence with 翻风滚雨

他总是喜欢在背后翻风滚雨,让团队里的气氛变得紧张。
He always likes to stir up trouble behind the scenes, making the team atmosphere tense.

Idioms Related to 翻风滚雨

Synonyms of 翻风滚雨

  • xīng兴fēng风zuò作làng浪stir up trouble

More idioms starting with 翻

  • fān翻yún云fù覆yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
  • fān翻chún唇nòng弄shé舌sow discord with manipulative words
  • fān翻fù复wú无cháng常erratic and unpredictable
  • fān翻tiān天zuò作dì地cause a great uproar
  • fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地tremendous, fundamental, earth-shattering changes
  • fān翻tiān天cù蹙dì地overwhelming power or swift mighty force
  • fān翻shān山shè涉shuǐ水travel over mountains and waters
  • fān翻shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
  • fān翻shān山yuè越shuǐ水traveling over mountains and rivers
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fickle and unpredictable
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云,,fù覆shǒu手wèi为yǔ雨fickle, manipulative, and unpredictable

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Questions about 翻风滚雨

What does 翻风滚雨 mean?

翻风滚雨 (fān fēng gǔn yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble and create disturbances, often by making a fuss or inciting discord; to make waves”.

How do you pronounce 翻风滚雨?

翻风滚雨 is pronounced fān fēng gǔn yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 翻风滚雨 literally mean?

Literally, 翻风滚雨 means “turn wind and roll rain”. It is used to mean “to stir up trouble and create disturbances, often by making a fuss or inciting discord; to make waves”.

What is the Chinese definition of 翻风滚雨?

兴风作浪

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