長風破浪

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Chinese

strong winds to break the waves; to sail in the waves
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.]
悫年少时，炳问其志，悫曰：「愿乘长风破万里浪。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Shen Yue, Book of Song, 492-493 CE
Què niánshào shí, bǐng wèn qí zhì, què yuē: “Yuàn chéng chángfēng pò wànlǐ làng.”
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."

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.]
长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 774, 李白, 《行路難》其一
Chángfēngpòlàng huì yǒu shí, zhí guà yúnfān jì cānghǎi.
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.

Pronunciation

Idiom

長風破浪

  1. to have great aspirations and courageously pursue them

Synonyms

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