風起雲湧

简 风起云涌 · 繁 風起雲湧
Mandarin · pinyin fēng qǐ yún yǒng

Meanings

  1. to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)
  2. to grow by leaps and bounds
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風
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
雲
yún · clouds; Yunnan province
湧
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风
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
云
yún · say, speak; clouds
涌
yǒng · surge up, bubble up, gush forth
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1–3–2–3 · feng1 qi3 yun2 yong3

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fung1 hei2 wan4 jung2

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風起雲湧 · feng1 qi3 yun2 yong3
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Exact source record風起雲湧 风起云涌 [feng1 qi3 yun2 yong3] /to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)/to grow by leaps and bounds/