墙头草
墙头草
qiáng tóu cǎo
sb who goes whichever way the wind blows; sb with no mind of one's own; easily swayed person; opportunist
Traditional: 牆頭草
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- sb who goes whichever way the wind blows
- sb with no mind of one's own
- easily swayed person
- opportunist
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Related Words
五劳七伤(wǔ láo qī shāng)· (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
→劲吹(jìng chuī)· (the wind) blows violently
→北叟失马(běi sǒu shī mǎ)· lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
→因祸得福(yīn huò dé fú)· to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
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