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翻手為雲覆手變雨
简 翻手为云覆手变雨 · 繁 翻手為雲覆手變雨Mandarin · pinyin fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
Meanings
- lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
- very powerful and capable (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 翻
- fān · flip over, upset, capsize
- 手
- shǒu · hand
- 為
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- 雲
- yún · clouds; Yunnan province
- 覆
- fù · cover; tip over; return; reply
- 變
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- 雨
- yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
- 为
- wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
- 云
- yún · say, speak; clouds
- 变
- biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
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Mandarin tones
1–3–2–2–4–3–4–3 · fan1 shou3 wei2 yun2 fu4 shou3 bian4 yu3
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faan1 sau2 wai4 wan4 fuk1 sau2 bin3 jyu5
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