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遇事生風

简遇事生风 · 繁遇事生風

Mandarin · pinyin yù shì shēng fēng

to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)

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遇: yù · meet, come across, encounter
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–4–1–1 · yu4 shi4 sheng1 feng1

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jyu6 si6 sang1 fung1

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