风起潮涌 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
• turbulent times
• violent development

Character by character

• 风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
• 起qǐto begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 潮cháotide, current; damp, moist, wet
• 涌yǒngto surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth

Idioms sharing a character

• 一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn
• 一路顺风 yī lù shùn fēng
• 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià
• 乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng
• 伤风败俗 shāng fēng bài sú
• 光风霁月 guāng fēng jì yuè
• 两袖清风 liǎng xiù qīng fēng
• 只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
• 叱咤风云 chì zhà fēng yún
• 呼风唤雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ

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