满城风雨
mǎn​chéng​fēng​yǔ

talk of the town

  • created sense approved 满城风雨/滿城風雨 · mǎn​chéng​fēng​yǔ · talk of the town — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    满城风雨 / 滿城風雨

    mǎn​chéng​fēng​yǔ

    talk of the town

    Originally describing a storm sweeping through a city, now used as a metaphor for a big scandal or news that has spread everywhere and sparked intense public discussion.

    满 (literal) → 满/滿 · mǎn · entire 城 (literal) → 城 · chéng · city 风雨 (literal) → 风雨/風雨 · fēng​yǔ · rumors

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

    created sense