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风吹草动

fēng chuī cǎo dòng

4-character word Traditional 風吹草動

What 风吹草动 means

1. (lit.) grass stirring in the wind (idiom)
2. (fig.) the slightest whiff of trouble

The characters in 风吹草动

• 风fēngwind; news; style
• 吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast
• 草cǎograss; straw; manuscript
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace

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