fēng
yún
yǒng

idiom
common

Meaning of 风起云涌

风起云涌 means winds rise and clouds gather; a storm is brewing; develop rapidly with great momentum; surge forward. Pronounced fēng qǐ yún yǒng.

  • winds rise and clouds gather; a storm is brewing
  • develop rapidly with great momentum; surge forward

Definitions & Examples

Tiān
kōng
rán
biàn
de
hēi
àn
 
fēng
yún
yǒng
 
chǎng
bào
jiù
yào
lái
le
 

The sky suddenly turned dark, winds rose and clouds gathered; a rainstorm was imminent.

Hǎi
miàn
shàng
fēng
yún
yǒng
 
shì
zhe
è
liè
de
tiān
 

Winds rose and clouds gathered over the sea, foretelling severe weather.