thuận buồm xuôi gió

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 一帆風順／一帆风顺 (nhất phàm phong thuận)

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwən˧˨ʔ ʔɓuəm˨˩ suəj˧˧ zɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɓuəm˦˩ suj˧˧ jɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓuəm˨˩ suj˧˧ jɔ˦˥]

Phrase

thuận buồm xuôi gió

  1. (literal) the sail gets smoothly carried away by the wind
  2. (figurative) smooth sailing
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