无风三尺浪 in English wu2 feng1 san1 chi3 lang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) large waves in windless conditions (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically trouble arising unexpectedly

Simplified Characters

无 风 三 尺 浪

Traditional Characters

無 風 三 尺 浪

Pinyin

wu2 feng1 san1 chi3 lang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

无wu2not to have 风feng1wind 三san1surname San 尺chi3one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] 浪lang4wave