汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ
翻云覆雨 (翻雲覆雨)
to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love
Describe people repeatedly or ugly
始终如一 始终不渝
唐杜甫诗《贫交行》‘翻手作云覆手雨，纷纷轻薄何须数。’后来用‘翻云覆雨’比喻反复无常或玩弄手段。
翻 fān 云 (雲) yún 覆 fù 雨 yǔ
COMMON WORDS WITH 翻云覆雨
翻手为云覆手变雨 ( 翻手為雲覆手變雨 )
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom)
( 翻手為雲覆手變雨 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

两公司的翻云覆雨手随意一挥，数十亿美元就能随时待命。另外，他们都把收购看做大举进攻云计算市场的捷径。

Both have billions of dollars in their coffers waiting to be deployed and both see acquisitions as a quick way of boosting their presence in the cloud.

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