風吹牆頭草
fēng​chuī​qiáng​tóu​cǎo

wavering person

  • created reference approved 风吹墙头草/風吹牆頭草 → 风吹墙头草，两边倒/風吹牆頭草，兩邊倒 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风吹墙头草 / 風吹牆頭草 fēng​chuī​qiáng​tóu​cǎo

    风吹墙头草，两边倒 / 風吹牆頭草，兩邊倒 fēng​chuī​qiáng​tóu​cǎo​liǎng​biān​dǎo

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 风吹墙头草/風吹牆頭草 · fēng​chuī​qiáng​tóu​cǎo · wavering person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风吹墙头草 / 風吹牆頭草

    fēng​chuī​qiáng​tóu​cǎo

    wavering person

    A person with no fixed principles or position who sways with whichever side is currently more powerful; often used in the phrase [[风吹墙头草，两边倒|風吹牆頭草，兩邊倒|feng1 chui1 qiang2 tou2 cao3 liang3 bian1 dao3]].

    风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 吹 (literal) → 吹 · chuī · to blow 墙头草 (literal) → 墙头草/牆頭草 · qiáng​tóu​cǎo · opportunist

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