長風破浪
Chinese
strong winds | to break the waves; to sail in the waves | ||
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trad. (長風破浪) | 長風 | 破浪 | |
simp. (长风破浪) | 长风 | 破浪 |
Etymology
From Book of Song by 沈約 (Shen Yue):
- 愨年少時,炳問其志,愨曰:「願乘長風破萬里浪。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Shen Yue, Book of Song, 492-493 CE
- Què niánshào shí, bǐng wèn qí zhì, què yuē: “Yuàn chéng chángfēng pò wànlǐ làng.” [Pinyin]
- When Zong Que was young, his uncle Zong Bing asked him his ambitions, to which he replied, "I would mount a long wind and break ten thousand lis of waves."
悫年少时,炳问其志,悫曰:“愿乘长风破万里浪。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From The Hard Road by 李白 (Li Bai):
- 長風破浪會有時,直掛雲帆濟滄海。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 774, 李白, 《行路難》其一
- Chángfēngpòlàng huì yǒu shí, zhí guà yúnfān jì cānghǎi. [Pinyin]
- I will mount a long wind some day and break the heavy waves, and set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea.
长风破浪会有时,直挂云帆济沧海。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
長風破浪
- to have great aspirations and courageously pursue them
Synonyms
- 乘風破浪/乘风破浪 (chéngfēngpòlàng)