created sense approved 无风三尺浪/無風三尺浪 · wúfēngsānchǐlàng · sea voyage is full of risks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
无风三尺浪 / 無風三尺浪
wúfēngsānchǐlàng
sea voyage is full of risks
Used to describe the inherent dangers of travel by water, even when conditions seem calm
无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · chi 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 无风三尺浪/無風三尺浪 · wúfēngsānchǐlàng · trouble arising unexpectedly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
无风三尺浪 / 無風三尺浪
wúfēngsānchǐlàng
trouble arising unexpectedly
A figurative expression for problems or conflicts occurring without warning or apparent cause
无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · chi 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition