满城风雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ

the talk of the town; an uproar

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28179th word

Definitions

  1. 1. the talk of the town
  2. 2. an uproar
  3. 3. lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal

Characters

Character Meaning
满 mǎn HSK 3
full; completely; fully
城 chéng HSK 3
city; city walls; town
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
雨 yǔ HSK 1
rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall