风吹草动 in English feng1 chui1 cao3 dong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) grass stirring in the wind (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the slightest whiff of trouble

Simplified Characters

风 吹 草 动

Traditional Characters

風 吹 草 動

Pinyin

feng1 chui1 cao3 dong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

风feng1wind 吹chui1to blow 草cao3variant of 草[cao3] 动dong4(of sth) to move