一帆风顺
yī fān fēng shùn
plain sailing
Character by character
一yī
one
one
帆fān
sail
sail
风fēng
wind
wind
顺shùn
favourable
favourable
Example
祝你工作一帆风顺。
Wishing you smooth sailing at work.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
A blessing (祝你一帆风顺); in negatives, 人生不可能一帆风顺.
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