shān yīn fēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to raise an ill wind
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Original source entry:

煽陰風 煽阴风 [shan1 yin1 feng1] /to raise an ill wind/

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Other forms in these source records: 煽陰風

  • 煽
    shān

    to fan into a flame / to incite

  • 阴
    yīn

    overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia

    Yīn

    surname Yin

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

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