满城风雨

滿城風雨

mǎnchéng-fēngyǔ

idiom #28,402

Meanings

1 the talk of the town; a big scandal sweeping the city
2 wind and rain filling the whole city - widespread uproar or gossip

Characters

full; filled with

wind; style; rumor

Examples

HSK 3

他们的离婚新闻弄得满城风雨。

Tāmen de líhūn xīnwén nòng de mǎnchéng-fēngyǔ.

News of their divorce became the talk of the whole town.

HSK 7-9

这件丑闻搞得满城风雨，没有人不知道。

Zhè jiàn chǒuwén gǎo de mǎnchéng-fēngyǔ, méiyǒu rén bù zhīdào.

The scandal caused a citywide uproar - there was nobody who didn't know about it.

Tips

history

This phrase originates from a poem by Song dynasty poet 潘大临: 满城风雨近重阳 - 'wind and rain fill the city as Double Ninth approaches.' It has since come to describe any widespread scandal or commotion.

Stroke Order

满 mǎn

城 chéng

风 fēng

雨 yǔ