風起潮湧
fēng​qǐ​cháo​yǒng

wind rises and tides surge

  • created sense approved 风起潮涌/風起潮湧 · fēng​qǐ​cháo​yǒng · wind rises and tides surge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风起潮涌 / 風起潮湧

    fēng​qǐ​cháo​yǒng

    wind rises and tides surge

    Idiom. the wind rises and the tide bubbles up; used figuratively to describe a movement or phenomenon that emerges in rapid succession with great momentum and force

    风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to rise 潮涌 (literal) → 潮涌/潮湧 · cháo​yǒng · to surge like the tide

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    created sense