翻手为云覆手变雨

Traditional: 翻手為雲覆手變雨

fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain

What does 翻手为云覆手变雨 mean?

翻手为云覆手变雨 (fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain

2very powerful and capable (idiom)

Character breakdown

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翻fānto turn over · to flip over 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 云yún(classical) to say 覆fùto cover · to overflow 变biànto change · to become different 雨yǔrain · CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]

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翻手为云覆手变雨

fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ

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