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風雲人物

简风云人物 · 繁風雲人物

Mandarin · pinyin fēng yún rén wù

the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
influential figure

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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1–2–2–4 · feng1 yun2 ren2 wu4

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(idiomatic) heroic figure; famed personage; man of the hour

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