Word data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY Unknown

翻手为云覆手变雨 fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

very powerful and capable (idiom)

Word data

HSK	Not in HSK
Frequency	Unknown

Definitions

1. very powerful and capable (idiom)
2. lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain

Characters

Character	Meaning
翻 fān HSK 4	to turn over; to flip over; to translate
手 shǒu HSK 2	hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
为 wéi HSK 2	for; because of; to
云 yún HSK 4	cloud; abbr. for Yunnan Province 云南省yún nán shěng
覆 fù HSK 6	again; to repeat; to reply
手 shǒu HSK 2	hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
变 biàn HSK 3	to change; to become different; to transform
雨 yǔ HSK 1	rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall