呼風喚雨
简 呼风唤雨 · 繁 呼風喚雨Meanings
- to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
- fig. to stir up troubles
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1–1–4–3 · hu1 feng1 huan4 yu3
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fu1 fung1 wun6 jyu5
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- (idiomatic) to have strong supernatural powers and can summon the wind and rain; to control the forces of nature
- (of a person) to have extraordinary capabilities (and be influential)
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