拍拳看勢，順風攑旗

Chinese

		to do shadowboxing	to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence		to go with the wind; to follow the direction of the wind; to bid farewell		banner; flag
trad. (拍拳看勢，順風攑旗)		拍拳	看	勢	，	順風	攑	旗
simp. (拍拳看势，顺风𫽥旗)		拍拳	看	势	，	顺风	𫽥	旗
alternative forms		拍拳看勢，順風揭旗／拍拳看势，顺风揭旗
Literally: “Shadowboxing should be done in accordance with boxing postures, and the flag should be raised in the direction of the wind.”

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phah-kûn khòaⁿ-sè, sūn-hong kia̍h-kî / phah-kûn khòaⁿ-sè, sūn-hoang ka̍h-kî / phah-kûn khòaⁿ-sì, sūn-hong kia̍h-kî

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-kûn khòaⁿ-sè, sūn-hong kia̍h-kî
    • Tâi-lô: phah-kûn khuànn-sè, sūn-hong kia̍h-kî
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun²⁴⁻²² kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹ sun²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ki²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-kûn khòaⁿ-sè, sūn-hoang ka̍h-kî
    • Tâi-lô: phah-kûn khuànn-sè, sūn-huang ka̍h-kî
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)⁵ kun²⁴⁻²² kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹ sun⁴¹⁻²² huaŋ³³ ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ki²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-kûn khòaⁿ-sì, sūn-hong kia̍h-kî
    • Tâi-lô: phah-kûn khuànn-sì, sūn-hong kia̍h-kî
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun¹³⁻²² kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹ sun²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ki¹³/

Proverb

拍拳看勢，順風攑旗

1. (Hokkien) to speak and act in accordance to rules and laws and complying with the circumstances