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We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「風起雲湧」, with its explanation below.

Learn about the idiom 「風起雲湧」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

A strong wind blew and dark clouds appeared. It is a metaphor for new things emerging one after another with great momentum.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fēng qǐ yún yǒng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fung1 hei2 wan4 yung2

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.