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聞風喪膽
wén fēng sàng dǎn
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hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news
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聞風而動
wén fēng ér dòng
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to respond instantly;
to act at once on hearing the news
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聽見風就是雨
tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ
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lit. on hearing wind, to say rain;
to agree uncritically with whatever people say;
to parrot other people's words;
to chime in with others
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聽風就是雨
tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ
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lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom);
to believe rumors;
to be credulous
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背地風
bèi dì fēng
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behind sb's back;
privately;
on the sly
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腥風血雨
xīng fēng xuè yǔ
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lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom);
fig. reign of terror;
carnage
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腦中風
nǎo zhòng fēng
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cerebral stroke
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自然風光
zì rán fēng guāng
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nature and scenery
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臺風
tái fēng
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stage presence, poise;
hurricane;
typhoon
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興風作浪
xīng fēng zuò làng
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to incite trouble;
to stir up havoc
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萬事俱備，只欠東風
wàn shì jù bèi ， zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom);
fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
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萬事皆備，只欠東風
wàn shì jiē bèi ， zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom);
lacking only one tiny crucial item;
also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风
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落於下風
luò yú xià fēng
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to be at a disadvantage
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蒲福風級
pú fú fēng jí
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Beaufort scale for wind speed
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蔚然成風
wèi rán chéng fēng
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to have become common practice (idiom);
to become a general trend
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薩克斯風
sà kè sī fēng
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saxophone (loanword)
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裙帶風
qún dài fēng
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the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative;
(by extension) culture of favoritism towards relatives, friends and associates
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要風得風，要雨得雨
yào fēng dé fēng ， yào yǔ dé yǔ
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to get whatever one wants;
to have everything going one's way
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見風使帆
jiàn fēng shǐ fān
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lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically;
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
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見風使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò
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lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically;
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
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見風是雨
jiàn fēng shì yǔ
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lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible;
to believe whatever people suggest
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見風轉舵
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò
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lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically;
to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
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觀風
guān fēng
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on lookout duty;
to serve as lookout
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說風涼話
shuō fēng liáng huà
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to sneer;
to make cynical remarks;
sarcastic talk
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談笑風生
tán xiào fēng shēng
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to talk cheerfully and wittily;
to joke together
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