破浪

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	wave; breaker; unrestrained wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated
simp. and trad. (破浪)		破	浪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòlàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ long⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòlàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòlàng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-lang⁴
    • Yale: pwò-làng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohlanq
    • Palladius: полан (polan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po³ long⁶
    • Yale: po lohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po³ long⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: po³ long⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ lɔːŋ²²/

Verb

破浪

1. (literal, figurative) to break the waves; to sail in the waves

   在世界經濟大潮破浪前行 [MSC, trad.]
   在世界经济大潮破浪前行 [MSC, simp.]

   zài shìjiè jīngjì dàcháo pòlàng qiánxíng [Pinyin]

   to navigate the waves of the world economy

Derived terms

• 乘風破浪 / 乘风破浪 (chéngfēngpòlàng)
• 長風破浪 / 长风破浪 (chángfēngpòlàng)