狂きょう瀾らん怒ど涛とう

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Meanings

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noun

maelstrom; raging waves; great turmoil

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Yojijukugo describing both literal raging waves and a situation of extreme chaos or upheaval. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

政せい局きょくは狂きょう瀾らん怒ど涛とうの様よう相そうを呈ていしている。
The political situation is showing signs of great turmoil.

狂きょう瀾らん怒ど涛とうの時じ代だいを生いき抜ぬく。

Survive through turbulent times.

Written forms

狂きょう瀾らん怒ど涛とう
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
狂きょう瀾らん怒ど濤とう
Variant using the traditional form of 涛 (濤).

Kanji

狂lunatic, insane, crazy
瀾large waves
怒angry, be offended
涛waves, billows
濤waves, billows

Similar words

疾しっ風ぷう怒ど涛とう
疾風怒涛 (storm and stress) also describes turbulent situations but emphasizes rapid, violent change, often in artistic or emotional contexts.
波は瀾らん万ばん丈じょう
波瀾万丈 (stormy and full of ups and downs) focuses on a life or story filled with dramatic events, while 狂瀾怒涛 emphasizes overwhelming, chaotic force.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 狂 (crazy, wild), 瀾 (large wave), 怒 (angry, furious), and 涛 (wave). The combination literally means 'raging waves and furious billows,' metaphorically extended to chaotic situations.