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翻手為雲覆手變雨 (faan1 sau2 wai4 wan4 fuk1 sau2 bin3 jyu5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

翻手為雲覆手變雨 (faan1 sau2 wai4 wan4 fuk1 sau2 bin3 jyu5, fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ) — lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain; very powerful and capable (idiom)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 翻去 (faan1 heoi3) — going back (spoken)
• 翻嚟 (faan1 lai2) — come back
• 翻天 (faan1 tin1) — raise a rumpus; earthshaking
• 翻學 (faan1 hok6) — going to school
• 翻工 (faan1 gung1) — (verb) rework
• 翻抄 (faan1 caau1) — reproducing; copying from previous (spoken)

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