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風雲變幻

简风云变幻 · 繁風雲變幻

Mandarin · pinyin fēng yún biàn huàn

changeable situation (idiom)

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
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幻: huàn · illusion, fantasy, mirage
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
云: yún · say, speak; clouds
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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1–2–4–4 · feng1 yun2 bian4 huan4

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fung1 wan4 bin3 waan6

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(idiomatic) changeable situation; volatile situation

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