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风波平地 — “Trouble erupting from a calm situation”

风波平地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trouble erupting from a calm situation”. An unexpected dispute or accident occurring suddenly without apparent cause. Literally, “wind and waves on flat ground”.

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风波平地 Pronunciation and Pinyin

风波平地 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 风波平地

原本平静的团队会议,因为一个突如其来的提案,结果搞得风波平地,争论不休。
The originally calm team meeting, due to an unexpected proposal, ended up having troubles erupting from nowhere, leading to endless arguments.

Idioms Related to 风波平地

Synonyms of 风波平地

  • píng平dì地fēng风bō波unexpected trouble or disturbance

More idioms starting with 风

  • fēng风bù不míng鸣tiáo条social tranquility
  • fēng风sī丝bù不tòu透completely sealed and airtight
  • fēng风zhōng中zhī之zhú烛precarious and fragile state
  • fēng风zhōng中bǐng秉zhú烛precarious state, near death
  • fēng风jǔ举yún云yáo摇rise rapidly to prominence
  • fēng风jǔ举yún云fēi飞Rise swiftly and majestically
  • fēng风yún云wàn万biàn变ever-changing circumstances
  • fēng风yún云bù不cè测unforeseen changes in circumstances
  • fēng风yún云zhī之zhì志Grand and lofty aspirations
  • fēng风yún云rén人wù物influential figure of the era
  • fēng风yún云huì会hé合Capable individuals seize rare opportunities
  • fēng风yún云biàn变huàn幻rapid and unpredictable changes

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Questions about 风波平地

What does 风波平地 mean?

风波平地 (fēng bō píng dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trouble erupting from a calm situation”.

How do you pronounce 风波平地?

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

What does 风波平地 literally mean?

Literally, 风波平地 means “wind and waves on flat ground”. It is used to mean “Trouble erupting from a calm situation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 风波平地?

风波:比喻事变。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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