山雨欲来风满楼
山雨欲來風滿樓
shānyǔyùláifēngmǎnlóu
A big event is always preceded by some kind of omen (often describing the tense situation and atmosphere before a serious event happens)
Entry Composition
| =1 | 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| =1 | 山 | shān |
(coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on classifier: 座 |
| =2 | 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| =2 | 雨 | yù |
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| =3 | 欲 | yù |
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| =3 | 欲 | yù |
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| 4 | 来 | lái |
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| 5 | 风 | fēng |
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| =6 | 满 | Mǎn | Manchu ethnic group |
| =6 | 满 | mǎn |
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| =7 | 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| =7 | 楼 | lóu |
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