风口浪尖
风口浪尖
fēng kǒu làng jiān
where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle
Traditional: 風口浪尖
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- where the wind and the waves are the fiercest
- at the heart of the struggle
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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)
→咆哮(páo xiào)· to roar
→无风不起浪(wú fēng bù qǐ làng)· lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason
→AB制(A B zhì)· to split the bill (where the male counterpart foots the larger portion of the sum)
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