风云人物 in English feng1 yun2 ren2 wu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the man (or woman) of the moment (idiomatic expression)
  • influential figure

Simplified Characters

风 云 人 物

Traditional Characters

風 雲 人 物

Pinyin

feng1 yun2 ren2 wu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

风feng1wind 云yun2(classical) to say 人ren2man 物wu4thing