上雨旁风 — “Rain from above, wind from the side”
上雨旁风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a household or dwelling that is extremely poor and dilapidated, with a leaky roof and walls exposed to wind, signifying dire living conditions”. Literally, “Rain from above, wind from the side”.
上雨旁风 Pronunciation and Pinyin
上雨旁风 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 上雨旁风
More idioms starting with 上
- shàng上shàng上xià下xià下throughout an organization or a place
- shàng上xià下yī一xīn心united from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下wéi为nán难difficult from both sides
- shàng上xià下jiāo交kùn困struggling from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下qí其shǒu手collude to manipulate unfairly
- shàng上xià下tóng同xīn心All levels united in spirit
- shàng上xià下tóng同yù欲all levels united in purpose
- shàng上xià下tóng同mén门paternal aunt's husband and niece's husband
- shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光sky and water merge in light
- shàng上xià下dǎ打liang量look someone over carefully
- shàng上xià下fú浮dòng动fluctuate up and down
- shàng上xià下xiāng相ān安superiors and subordinates coexist peacefully
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What does 上雨旁风 mean?
上雨旁风 (shàng yǔ páng fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a household or dwelling that is extremely poor and dilapidated, with a leaky roof and walls exposed to wind, signifying dire living conditions”.
How do you pronounce 上雨旁风?
上雨旁风 is pronounced shàng yǔ páng fēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 上雨旁风 literally mean?
Literally, 上雨旁风 means “Rain from above, wind from the side”. It is used to mean “to describe a household or dwelling that is extremely poor and dilapidated, with a leaky roof and walls exposed to wind, signifying dire living conditions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 上雨旁风?
形容家里贫穷，房屋破旧。