翻雲覆雨

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Chinese

flit about; translate; turn over cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname
to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter
to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize
 
rain
trad. (翻雲覆雨)
simp. (翻云覆雨)

Etymology

From a line in 貧交行 by Du Fu (杜甫):

紛紛輕薄何須 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
纷纷轻薄何须 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Fānshǒu zuò yún shǒu , fēnfēn qīngbó héxū shù?
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Pronunciation


Idiom

翻雲覆雨

  1. (figurative) to be fickle; to shift one's grounds constantly
  2. (figurative) to play politics; to be tricky
  3. (figurative) to make love