无风三尺浪 wú fēng sān chǐ làng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
  2. fig. trouble arising unexpectedly

CHARACTERS

无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
风 fēng
HSK 3
wind; air; manners, atmosphere
三 sān
HSK 1
three
尺 chǐ
HSK 5
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
浪 làng
HSK 4
wave; wasteful, reckless