聞風先遁

简 闻风先遁 · 繁 聞風先遁
Mandarin · pinyin wén fēng xiān dùn

Meanings

  1. to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
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聞
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風
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
先
xiān · first, former, previous
遁
dùn · hide, conceal oneself; escape
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
风
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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2–1–1–4 · wen2 feng1 xian1 dun4

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man4 fung1 sin1 deon6

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