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长风破浪
cháng fēng pò làng
Pinyin
Definition
长风破浪
-
cháng fēng pò làng
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)
Character Decomposition
长
长
风
风
破
石
皮
浪
氵
艮
丶
Related Words
(20)
新浪
Xīn làng
1
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
浪
làng
1
wave
2
breaker
3
unrestrained
4
dissipated
5
to stroll
6
to ramble
浪漫
làng màn
1
romantic
浪费
làng fèi
1
to waste
2
to squander
破
pò
1
broken
2
damaged
3
worn out
4
lousy
5
rotten
6
to break, split or cleave
7
to get rid of
8
to destroy
9
to break with
10
to defeat
11
to capture (a city etc)
12
to expose the truth of
打破
dǎ pò
1
to break
2
to smash
拿破仑
Ná pò lún
1
variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Ná pò lún]
新浪网
Xīn làng Wǎng
1
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
波浪
bō làng
1
wave
流浪
liú làng
1
to drift about
2
to wander
3
to roam
4
nomadic
5
homeless
6
unsettled (e.g. population)
7
vagrant
浪人
làng rén
1
vagrant
2
unemployed person
3
rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)
浪子
làng zǐ
1
loafer
2
wastrel
3
prodigal son
海浪
hǎi làng
1
sea wave
看破
kàn pò
1
to see through
2
disillusioned with
3
to reject (the world of mortals)
破坏
pò huài
1
destruction
2
damage
3
to wreck
4
to break
5
to destroy
破晓
pò xiǎo
1
daybreak
2
dawn
破灭
pò miè
1
to be shattered
2
to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
破烂
pò làn
1
worn-out
2
rotten
3
dilapidated
4
tattered
5
ragged
6
rubbish
7
junk
破产
pò chǎn
1
to go bankrupt
2
to become impoverished
3
bankruptcy
破碎
pò suì
1
to smash to pieces
2
to shatter
Idioms
(20)
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
1
one word says it all (idiom)
2
to hit the nail on the head
3
to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
1
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
2
fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
3
it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
1
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
1
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2
a cool head in a crisis
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
1
the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
1
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
2
radical transformation
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
1
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
2
destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
1
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
放浪不羁
fàng làng bù jī
1
wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
1
to abandon all restraint (idiom)
浪子回头
làng zǐ huí tóu
1
the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
浪得虚名
làng dé xū míng
1
to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
浪迹天涯
làng jì tiān yá
1
to roam far and wide (idiom)
2
to travel the world
无风三尺浪
wú fēng sān chǐ làng
1
lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
2
fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
无风不起浪
wú fēng bù qǐ làng
1
lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason
2
no smoke without fire
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
1
to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
2
disillusioned with human society
3
to reject the world for a monastic life
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
1
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
1
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
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