翻手为云覆手变雨
fān​shǒu​wéi​yún​fù​shǒu​biàn​yǔ

very powerful and capable

  • created sense approved 翻手为云覆手变雨/翻手為雲覆手變雨 · fān​shǒu​wéi​yún​fù​shǒu​biàn​yǔ · very powerful and capable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    翻手为云覆手变雨 / 翻手為雲覆手變雨

    fān​shǒu​wéi​yún​fù​shǒu​biàn​yǔ

    very powerful and capable

    Literally means "turning the palm up gathers the clouds, and turning the palm down brings the rain"; used to describe someone who is extremely powerful and capable of manipulating situations at-will manipulation.

    翻 (literal) → 翻 · fān · to turn over 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 覆手 (literal) → 覆手 · fù​shǒu · in a trice 变 (literal) → 变/變 · biàn · to change 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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    created sense