翻手云覆手雨 — “To be fickle and changeable”
翻手云覆手雨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be fickle and changeable”. To blow hot and cold; to play tricks; to be faithless and capricious. Literally, “turn hand into clouds, turn hand over into rain”.
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翻手云覆手雨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
翻手云覆手雨 Character Breakdown
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他对待朋友的态度总是翻手云覆手雨，让人难以信任。
His attitude towards friends is always fickle, making him difficult to trust.
Idioms Related to 翻手云覆手雨
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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What does 翻手云覆手雨 mean?
翻手云覆手雨 (fān shǒu yún fù shǒu yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be fickle and changeable”.
How do you pronounce 翻手云覆手雨?
翻手云覆手雨 is pronounced fān shǒu yún fù shǒu yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 翻手云覆手雨 literally mean?
Literally, 翻手云覆手雨 means “turn hand into clouds, turn hand over into rain”. It is used to mean “to be fickle and changeable”.
What is the Chinese definition of 翻手云覆手雨?
比喻反覆无常或玩弄手段。