无风三尺浪
Traditional form:
無風三尺浪
Pinyin (reading):
wúfēngsānchǐlàng
Definitions:
- lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
- fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
Characters:
- 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
- 风 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
- 三 - three
- 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
- 浪 - breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
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