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無風三尺浪 (mou4 fung1 saam1 cek3 long6) — Sth. happens out of the blue in Cantonese

mouˎ₄無fungˉ¹風saamˉ¹三cek˗₃尺longˍ₆浪
简 无风三尺浪
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 feng1 san1 chi3 lang4

Meaning of 無風三尺浪

nounSth. happens out of the blue
noun(Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) something happen suddenly without any forewarning

Characters in 無風三尺浪

無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
風fung1
certain disease supposedly caused by wind
三saam1
three; third; thrice
尺cek3
a traditional unit of length (equal to 1/3 metre)
浪long6
dissolute; unrestrained; rash

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