闻风而动 in English wen2 feng1 er2 dong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to respond instantly
  • to act at once on hearing the news

Simplified Characters

闻 风 而 动

Traditional Characters

聞 風 而 動

Pinyin

wen2 feng1 er2 dong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

闻wen2surname Wen 风feng1wind 而er2and 动dong4(of sth) to move