风吹墙头草,东吹西倒,西吹东倒 風吹牆頭草,東吹西倒,西吹東倒 風吹牆頭草,東吹西倒,西吹東倒

wind blowing on grass atop a wall: blown from the east it falls west, blown from the west it falls east

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning
Describes a person with no firm views who goes whichever way the wind blows. Critical. Close to "a weathercock."
Simplified
风吹墙头草,东吹西倒,西吹东倒
Traditional (Taiwan)
風吹牆頭草,東吹西倒,西吹東倒
Pinyin
fēng chuī qiángtóucǎo,Dōng chuī xī dǎo,xī chuī Dōng dǎo
Pinyin (Taiwan)
fēng chuī qiángtóucǎo,Dōng chuī xī dào,xī chuī Dōng dào
Bopomofo
ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ,ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧ ㄉㄠˋ,ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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