wén​fēng'ér​dòng

to act at once on hearing news

  • created reference approved 闻风而动/聞風而動 → 闻风而起/聞風而起 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闻风而动 / 聞風而動 wén​fēng'ér​dòng

    闻风而起 / 聞風而起 wén​fēng'ér​qǐ

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 闻风而动/聞風而動 → 闻风不动/聞風不動 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闻风而动 / 聞風而動 wén​fēng'ér​dòng

    闻风不动 / 聞風不動 wén​fēng​bù​dòng

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 闻风而动/聞風而動 · wén​fēng'ér​dòng · to act at once on hearing news — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闻风而动 / 聞風而動

    wén​fēng'ér​dòng

    to act at once on hearing news

    to respond instantly or go into action without delay after hearing news; to act immediately upon hearing even a slight rumor

    闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to hear 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · news 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 动 (literal) → 动/動 · dòng · to act

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

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