fēng​kǒu​làng​jiān

where the wind and waves are fiercest

  • created sense approved 风口浪尖/風口浪尖 · fēng​kǒu​làng​jiān · where the wind and waves are fiercest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风口浪尖 / 風口浪尖

    fēng​kǒu​làng​jiān

    where the wind and waves are fiercest

    The place on the water where the wind and waves are most intense

    风口 (literal) → 风口/風口 · fēng​kǒu · drafty place 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave 尖 (literal) → 尖 · jiān · point

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 风口浪尖/風口浪尖 · fēng​kǒu​làng​jiān · at the heart of the struggle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风口浪尖 / 風口浪尖

    fēng​kǒu​làng​jiān

    at the heart of the struggle

    At the most difficult, intense, or critical stage of a conflict or controversy; in the teeth of the storm

    风口 (literal) → 风口/風口 · fēng​kǒu · the forefront 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave 尖 (literal) → 尖 · jiān · point

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

    created sense