escape on getting wind of the matter(wén fēng ér táo)

escape on getting wind of the matter

Run away at the wind, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NF ē ng é RT á o, which means to run away immediately after hearing the wind. It's from officialdom.

Notes on Idioms

Wind: the wind.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 12 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "as long as you see the shadow of the bandits, you have already fled."

Analysis of Idioms

Run away from the wind

Idiom usage

No combat effectiveness.

Examples

The enemy had long fled.

Chinese PinYin : wén fēng ér táo