順風満帆

順風満帆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
順	風	満	帆
じゅん Grade: 4	ふう > ぷう Grade: 2	まん Grade: 4	はん > ぱん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally "smooth sailing", compare Chinese 一帆風順／一帆风顺 (yīfānfēngshùn).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅんぷうまんぱん [jùńpúúmáńpáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨ̃ᵝmpɯ̟ᵝːmã̠mpã̠ɴ]

Noun

順風満帆(じゅんぷうまんぱん) • (junpūmanpan) 

1. (figuratively) everything runs smoothly

   Synonym: 兎の登り坂

   Antonym: 波瀾万丈

Usage notes

Sometimes mispronounced as じゅんぷうまんぽ.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN