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东风压倒西风

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6-character word Traditional 東風壓倒西風

What 东风压倒西风 means

1. lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom)
2. fig. one side prevails over the other
3. progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones

The characters in 东风压倒西风

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 风fēngwind; news; style
• 压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control)
• 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow
• 西xīwest
• 风fēngwind; news; style