翻手為雲覆手變雨 fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

翻 fān
HSK 4
flip over, upset, capsize
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
雲 yún clouds; Yunnan province
覆 fù
HSK 6
cover; tip over; return; reply
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
變 biàn change, transform, alter; rebel
雨 yǔ
HSK 1
rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173