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聞風而動

简 闻风而动 · 繁 聞風而動
Mandarin · pinyin wén fēng ér dòng

Meanings

  1. to respond instantly
  2. to act at once on hearing the news
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Characters in this entry

聞
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風
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
风
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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Entries containing 聞風而動 ↗Words written with 聞 ↗Words written with 風 ↗Words written with 而 ↗Words written with 動 ↗Words written with 闻 ↗Words written with 风 ↗Words written with 动 ↗

Mandarin tones

2–1–2–4 · wen2 feng1 er2 dong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

man4 fung1 ji4 dung6

Cantonese word readings for 聞風而動. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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man4 fung1 ji4 dung6

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verb

  1. to act at once upon hearing news

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