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望風而靡
望風而靡
See also: 望风而靡
Chinese
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hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
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wind; news; style; custom; manner
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and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
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extravagant; go with fashion; not; wasted
|- !trad. (望風而靡) | 望 | 風 | 而 | 靡 |- !simp. (望风而靡) | 望 | 风 | 而 | 靡 |}
Idiom
望風而靡
- scattered by the winds
- to be soundly defeated by the enemy; to be routed by the enemy