to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)
1. to give shelter from the wind and rain2. to keep out the elements
1. banking crisis2. storm in financial circles
1. lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves2. to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)
sand break (in desert environment)
1. (of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti2. to pose as a culture lover3. to be a culture snob4. having pretensions to culture+1 条 1. to trim one's sails with the wind2. to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
1. lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down2. people disperse home3. things return to normal
1. to act according to whatever is the current outlook2. pragmatic3. unprincipled
1. lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture2. arrogant and bossy
(idiom) idyllic scenery; picturesque landscape
1. weathering (of rocks)2. erosion (by wind etc)
(idiom) to be exposed to the elements
gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
风水先生 風水先生 fēng shuǐ xiān sheng 1. feng shui master2. geomancer3. stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan
1. constantly in turmoil2. crisis after crisis
(idiom) suave; debonair; dashing
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
1. poetic and passionate (idiom); romance2. love affair
1. wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance2. love affair3. romance is in the air4. dissipated life+1 条 (idiom) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
1. (idiom) spiced with wit2. very witty
venture capital investment
(idiom) wild and stormy; windy and wet
lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim
conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)
1. tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)2. (of a situation) unstable
1. (lit.) wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom)2. (fig.) all kinds of trials and hardships
bubbling with humor (idiom); witty and interesting
1. (lit.) the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom)2. (fig.) words one pays no heed to
a high-class upright character (idiom)
候风地动仪 候風地動儀 hòu fēng dì dòng yí the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡[zhāng héng] in 132
无风三尺浪 無風三尺浪 wú fēng sān chǐ làng 1. lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)2. fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
1. lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason2. no smoke without fire
疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo 1. lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)2. fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
秋风扫落叶 秋風掃落葉 qiū fēng sǎo luò yè lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
东风压倒西风 東風壓倒西風 dōng fēng yā dǎo xī fēng 1. lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom)2. fig. one side prevails over the other3. progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones
风湿性关节炎 風濕性關節炎 fēng shī xìng guān jié yán rheumatoid arthritis
树欲静而风不止 樹欲靜而風不止 shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ 1. lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)2. fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
see 大杀风景[dà shā fēng jǐng]
variant of 煞风景[shā fēng jǐng]