风波不断

風波不斷
fēngbōbùduàn
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 constantly in turmoil
  2. 2 crisis after crisis
  3. 3 scandal after scandal

Examples

Zhè jiā gōngsī jīnnián fēngbōbùduàn, gǔjià dà diē.
This company has had crisis after crisis this year and its stock has crashed.
Tāmen hūn hòu fēngbōbùduàn, zuìzhōng háishì lí le.
After they got married it was one crisis after another, and they ended up divorcing.

Tips

memory
风波 literally 'wind and waves' — already a metaphor for trouble or upheaval. 不断 = 'unceasing'. So waves keep crashing without pause: a fitting picture for a person, company, or relationship that just can't catch a break.

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