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翻雲覆雨. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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flit about; translate; turn over
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cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname
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to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize |
rain
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| trad. (翻雲覆雨)
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翻
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雲
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覆
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雨
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| simp. (翻云覆雨)
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翻
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云
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覆
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雨
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Etymology
From a line in 《貧交行》 by Du Fu (杜甫):
翻手作雲覆手雨，紛紛輕薄何須數？
翻手作云覆手雨，纷纷轻薄何须数？ - Fānshǒu zuò yún fùshǒu yǔ, fēnfēn qīngbó héxū shù?
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Pronunciation
Idiom
翻雲覆雨
- (figurative) to be fickle; to shift one's grounds constantly
- (figurative) to play politics; to be tricky
- (figurative) to make love