风靡一时
fēng mǐ yī shí
to be all the rage for a while
Character by character
风fēng
wind
wind
靡mǐ
bend flat
bend flat
一yī
one
one
时shí
time
time
Example
这首歌九十年代风靡一时，现在的年轻人却很少听过。
This song was all the rage in the nineties, but few young people today have heard it.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
靡 is grass bending flat before the wind. 一时 hints that the craze may pass; for something still spreading, say 风靡全国 or 风靡全球.
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