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

Child Words of 无风三尺浪

three

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]

a Chinese foot

wave

not to have

wind