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風水輪流轉

简风水轮流转 · 繁風水輪流轉

Mandarin · pinyin fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuàn

fortunes rise and fall; times change

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
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风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
轮: lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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1–3–2–2–4 · feng1 shui3 lun2 liu2 zhuan4

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fung1 seoi2 leon4 lau4 zyun2

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(idiomatic) fortunes change; "the shoe will be on the other foot"

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