violent storms

violent storms

It is a Chinese idiom, J í f à NGB à oy à, which means a sharp and violent storm. It is often used to refer to a powerful revolutionary movement or fierce struggle. It's from Huainanzi · Bing luexun.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] strong wind and heavy rain [antonym] gentle wind and light rain

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi · bingluexun": "what is the hidden heaven? It's very cold and very hot. It's very windy and rainstorm. It's foggy and dark. So it's changed. "

Idiom usage

Combined; as the subject and object; the adjective is powerful; with commendatory meaning. Our army's offensive, such as a storm, made it too late for the enemy to resist. strong typhoons and torrential rains have caused great losses to crops. The situation of this attack is simply that those who follow suit will survive and those who disobey will perish. (Mao Zedong's investigation report on Hunan peasant movement)