"翻雲覆雨" meaning in All languages combined

See 翻雲覆雨 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /fän⁵⁵ yn³⁵ fu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /faːn⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ fʊk̚⁵ jyː¹³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 翻云覆雨 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: From a line in 《貧交行》 by Du Fu (杜甫) Etymology templates: {{lw|zh|s:貧交行|貧交行|pref=《|suf=》}} 《貧交行》, {{lw|zh|杜甫}} 杜甫 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 翻雲覆雨
  1. (figurative) to be fickle; to shift one's grounds constantly Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-翻雲覆雨-zh-phrase-WztESQNr Categories (other): Chinese chengyu Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 41 59 0
  2. (figurative) to play politics; to be tricky Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-翻雲覆雨-zh-phrase-2sLExAa5 Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese links with redundant alt parameters, Chinese links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 41 59 0 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 0 Disambiguation of Chinese links with redundant alt parameters: 41 59 0 Disambiguation of Chinese links with redundant wikilinks: 41 59 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 0
  3. (figurative) to make love Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-翻雲覆雨-zh-phrase-GKqO0GyG
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      "zh_pron": "fan¹-yün²-fu⁴-yü³"
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      "zh_pron": "фаньюньфуюй"
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