一帆风顺 meaning and pronunciation

一帆风顺
Simplified word
一帆風順
Traditional word

一帆风顺 English definition

yì fān fēng shùn

  • single sail, gentle wind (idiom)
  • plain sailing
  • to go smoothly

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Characters

  • (yī): one (1); single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; 'one' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit;
  • (fān): to gallop
  • (fēng): wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1];
  • (shùn): to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable;