风行草偃
fēng​xíng​cǎo​yǎn

moral influence

  • created sense approved 风行草偃/風行草偃 · fēng​xíng​cǎo​yǎn · moral influence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风行草偃 / 風行草偃

    fēng​xíng​cǎo​yǎn

    moral influence

    Literally "the grass bends when the wind blows"; describes how the common people follow the moral example or teaching of their leaders.

    风行 (literal) → 风行/風行 · fēng​xíng · to be popular 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass 偃 (literal) → 偃 · yǎn · to fall over

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    created sense