dōng​fēng​yā​dǎo​xī​fēng

one side prevails over the other

  • created sense approved 东风压倒西风/東風壓倒西風 · dōng​fēng​yā​dǎo​xī​fēng · one side prevails over the other — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东风压倒西风 / 東風壓倒西風

    dōng​fēng​yā​dǎo​xī​fēng

    one side prevails over the other

    metaphor for a situation where one party in a power struggle comes out on top, such as within a family or a group

    东风 (literal) → 东风/東風 · dōng​fēng · east wind 压倒 (literal) → 压倒/壓倒 · yā​dǎo · to overpower 西风 (literal) → 西风/西風 · xī​fēng · west wind

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 东风压倒西风/東風壓倒西風 · dōng​fēng​yā​dǎo​xī​fēng · progressive forces prevailing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东风压倒西风 / 東風壓倒西風

    dōng​fēng​yā​dǎo​xī​fēng

    progressive forces prevailing

    revolutionary or progressive forces prevailing over reactionary or conservative forces

    东风 (literal) → 东风/東風 · dōng​fēng · favorable conditions 压倒 (literal) → 压倒/壓倒 · yā​dǎo · to overpower 西风 (literal) → 西风/西風 · xī​fēng · waning power

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense