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風行一時

简风行一时 · 繁風行一時

Mandarin · pinyin fēng xíng yī shí

(idiom) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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1–2–1–2 · feng1 xing2 yi1 shi2

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(idiomatic) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage

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