飞沙转石 — “Flying sand and rolling stones”
飞沙转石 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes extremely strong winds that cause sand to fly and stones to roll, indicating a powerful and turbulent weather condition”. Literally, “Flying sand and rolling stones”.
飞沙转石 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 飞沙转石
During the Three Kingdoms period, Lu Yin, an imperial censor of Eastern Wu, offended Sun Quan by strongly defending Crown Prince Sun He, and was consequently imprisoned.
Later, he was recommended by others to be the Governor of Xiling.
Hua Fu, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, submitted a memorial recommending him, stating: "Lu Yin is naturally intelligent and very capable. When he served as a local official in Cangwu and Nanhai, he was meritorious in governing that area, where sand flew and stones rolled, benefiting the common people greatly, yet he himself remained very incorruptible."
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- fēi飞shēng升téng腾shí实Soaring fame and solid reality
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- fēi飞tǔ土zhú逐ròu肉hunt by throwing clods of earth
- fēi飞qiáng墙zǒu走bì壁scale walls and leap roofs
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What does 飞沙转石 mean?
飞沙转石 (fēi shā zhuǎn shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes extremely strong winds that cause sand to fly and stones to roll, indicating a powerful and turbulent weather condition”.
How do you pronounce 飞沙转石?
飞沙转石 is pronounced fēi shā zhuǎn shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 飞沙转石 literally mean?
Literally, 飞沙转石 means “Flying sand and rolling stones”. It is used to mean “describes extremely strong winds that cause sand to fly and stones to roll, indicating a powerful and turbulent weather condition”.
Where does 飞沙转石 come from?
飞沙转石 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 飞沙转石?
飞：使飞扬；转：滚动。沙土飞扬，石块滚动。形容风势迅猛