风起云涌

Traditional: 風起雲湧

fēng qǐ yún yǒng

Dictionary entry

to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)

What does 风起云涌 mean?

风起云涌 (fēng qǐ yún yǒng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)

2to grow by leaps and bounds

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风fēngwind · news 起qǐto rise · to raise 云yún(classical) to say 涌chōng(used in place names)

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风起云涌

fēng qǐ yún yǒng

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