hū​fēng​huàn​yǔ HSK7

to summon wind and rain

  • created sense approved 呼风唤雨/呼風喚雨 · hū​fēng​huàn​yǔ · to summon wind and rain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呼风唤雨 / 呼風喚雨

    hū​fēng​huàn​yǔ

    to summon wind and rain

    to call the wind and summon the rain; describes having magical powers or being able to control the forces of nature

    呼 (literal) → 呼 · hū · to call 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 唤 (literal) → 唤/喚 · huàn · to call out 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 呼风唤雨/呼風喚雨 · hū​fēng​huàn​yǔ · to stir up trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呼风唤雨 / 呼風喚雨

    hū​fēng​huàn​yǔ

    to stir up trouble

    to incite problems or create a disturbance

    呼 (literal) → 呼 · hū · to call 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 唤 (literal) → 唤/喚 · huàn · to call out 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 呼风唤雨/呼風喚雨 · hū​fēng​huàn​yǔ · to have great influence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    呼风唤雨 / 呼風喚雨

    hū​fēng​huàn​yǔ

    to have great influence

    to be powerful enough to control a situation or sway events at will

    呼 (literal) → 呼 · hū · to call 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 唤 (literal) → 唤/喚 · huàn · to call out 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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

    created sense