风起云涌 / 風起雲湧 fēng​qǐ​yún​yǒng

风靡云蒸 / 風靡雲蒸 fēng​mǐ​yún​zhēng

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风起云涌 / 風起雲湧 fēng​qǐ​yún​yǒng

方兴未艾 / 方興未艾 fāng​xīng​wèi'ài

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风起云涌 / 風起雲湧

fēng​qǐ​yún​yǒng

surging forward

rising winds and scudding clouds; used to describe a scene of great momentum or a powerful atmosphere

风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to rise 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 涌 (literal) → 涌/湧 · yǒng · to gush; to surge

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风起云涌 / 風起雲湧

fēng​qǐ​yún​yǒng

spreading like wildfire

metaphorical use for movements, trends, or events that develop rapidly and on a large scale

风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to rise 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 涌 (literal) → 涌/湧 · yǒng · to gush; to surge

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风起云涌 / 風起雲湧

fēng​qǐ​yún​yǒng

enthusiastic response

sudden and widespread popular support or enthusiastic response to a call or movement

风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to rise 云 (literal) → 云/雲 · yún · cloud 涌 (literal) → 涌/湧 · yǒng · to gush; to surge

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