无风三尺浪

Traditional: 無風三尺浪

wú fēng sān chǐ làng

Dictionary entry

lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)

What does 无风三尺浪 mean?

无风三尺浪 (wú fēng sān chǐ làng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)

2fig. trouble arising unexpectedly

Character breakdown

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]风fēngwind · news 三Sānsurname San 尺chěone of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]浪làngwave · breaker

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无风三尺浪

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