翻雲覆雨
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Chinese[edit]
flit about; translate; turn over | cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname | to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize |
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trad. (翻雲覆雨) | 翻 | 雲 | 覆 | 雨 | |
simp. (翻云覆雨) | 翻 | 云 | 覆 | 雨 |
Etymology[edit]
From a line in 《貧交行》 by Du Fu (杜甫):
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
翻雲覆雨
- (figurative) to be fickle; to shift one's grounds constantly
- (figurative) to play politics; to be tricky
- (figurative) to make love