无风三尺浪

wú fēng sān chǐ làng

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Definitions

1. lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
2. fig. trouble arising unexpectedly

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Child Words of 无风三尺浪

• 三 三 sān: three
• 尺 尺 chě: one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]
• 尺 尺 chǐ: a Chinese foot
• 浪 浪 làng: wave
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 风 风 fēng: wind