风调雨顺 (風調雨順)
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn
Pinyin
Definition
风调雨顺 (風調雨順)
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- favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一雨成秋
- 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
干打雷,不下雨
- 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
- 2 a lot of noise but no action
呼风唤雨
- 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
- 2 fig. to stir up troubles
唤雨呼风
- 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
- 2 to exercise magical powers
- 3 fig. to stir up troubles
- 4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]
天要落雨,娘要嫁人
- 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
- 2 fig. the natural order of things
- 3 something you can't go against
Sample Sentences
风调雨顺百花开、猴年亨通好彩头。
May we have good rain and wind and may all the flowers blossom. May the year of the monkey go smoothly and be full of good omens.