翻雲覆雨

faan1 wan4 fuk1 jyu5

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground · tricky and inconstant · to make love

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
  2. tricky and inconstant
  3. to make love

Written Forms

翻雲覆雨Traditional · Main Form
翻云覆雨Alternate Form

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