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一帆风顺

yī fān fēng shùn

plain sailing

Character by character

一yī
one
帆fān
sail
风fēng
wind
顺shùn
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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