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呼风唤雨
呼风唤雨
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呼风唤雨

呼风唤雨 — “To summon wind and rain”

呼风唤雨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to summon wind and rain”. (figuratively) to have immense power or influence, often to control events or situations as if commanding natural forces. Literally, “Call wind, summon rain”.

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呼风唤雨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

呼风唤雨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
呼
hū8call out, exhale, whoosh
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
唤
huàn10call out, summon, awaken
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds

Example Sentence with 呼风唤雨

这位经验丰富的项目经理,凭借其卓越的领导能力,在团队中可谓呼风唤雨,总能高效地解决各种难题。
This experienced project manager, with his outstanding leadership skills, can truly be said to command great influence within the team, always efficiently resolving various difficult issues.

Idioms Related to 呼风唤雨

Synonyms of 呼风唤雨

  • xīng兴yāo妖zuò作guài怪stir up trouble and cause mischief
  • xīng兴fēng风zuò作làng浪stir up trouble
  • tuī推bō波zhù助lán澜amplify a negative situation

Antonyms of 呼风唤雨

  • xī息shì事níng宁rén人smooth things over and maintain peace

More idioms starting with 呼

  • hū呼bù不jǐ给xī吸too scared to catch one's breath
  • hū呼zhī之jí即lái来,,huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
  • hū呼zhī之jí即zhì至,,huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
  • hū呼zhī之huò或chū出vividly portrayed, about to appear
  • hū呼zhī之yù欲chū出so vivid as to seem ready to emerge
  • hū呼lú卢hè喝zhì雉to gamble with dice
  • hū呼xī吸zhī之jiān间in an instant
  • hū呼xī吸xiāng相tōng通share same views and interests
  • hū呼tiān天kòu叩dì地wail in extreme grief
  • hū呼tiān天jiào叫dì地lament loudly and desperately
  • hū呼tiān天hào号dì地cry out in extreme anguish
  • hū呼tiān天yù吁dì地implore desperately for help

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Questions about 呼风唤雨

What does 呼风唤雨 mean?

呼风唤雨 (hū fēng huàn yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to summon wind and rain”.

How do you pronounce 呼风唤雨?

呼风唤雨 is pronounced hū fēng huàn yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 呼风唤雨 literally mean?

Literally, 呼风唤雨 means “Call wind, summon rain”. It is used to mean “to summon wind and rain”.

What is the Chinese definition of 呼风唤雨?

旧指神仙道士的法力。现比喻人具有支配自然的伟大力量。也可形容反动势力猖獗。

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