wú​fēng​sān​chǐ​làng

sea voyage is full of risks

无风三尺浪 無風三尺浪 wú​fēng​sān​chǐ​làng
sea voyage is full of risks
Used to describe the inherent dangers of travel by water, even when conditions seem calm
trouble arising unexpectedly
A figurative expression for problems or conflicts occurring without warning or apparent cause

Frequency

Written text
0.016 per million

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)