风起云涌 fēng qǐ yún yǒng — surging; gaining tremendous momentum

风起云涌
fēng qǐ yún yǒng

Characters: 风 · 起 · 云 · 涌

Definitions

  1. surging; gaining tremendous momentum

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)
  2. to grow by leaps and bounds

zdic(汉典)

  1. 狂风刮起,云层涌来,形容雄浑磅礴之势
  2. 规模宏大,兴旺发达

ExtDict

  1. 大风刮起，乌云涌现。比喻新事物相继兴起，声势很盛。

Examples

  • 改革大潮风起云涌，社会面貌日新月异。

    The tide of reform surged forward, and society changed rapidly.

  • 二十世纪初，国内的救亡运动风起云涌。

    In the early twentieth century, national salvation movements surged across the country.