風雨如磐
fēng​yǔ​rú​pán

stormy and dark times

  • created reference approved 风雨如磐/風雨如磐 → 磐 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风雨如磐 / 風雨如磐 fēng​yǔ​rú​pán

    磐 pán

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 风雨如磐/風雨如磐 · fēng​yǔ​rú​pán · stormy and dark times — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风雨如磐 / 風雨如磐

    fēng​yǔ​rú​pán

    stormy and dark times

    Describes a storm so fierce it feels like a heavy rock pressing down; more commonly used to describe a dark social environment or heavy political oppression.

    风雨 (literal) → 风雨/風雨 · fēng​yǔ · wind and rain 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 磐 (literal) → 磐 · pán · large stone

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

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