順風順水

Chinese

		to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable	water; river
trad. (順風順水)		順	風	順	水
simp. (顺风顺水)		顺	风	顺	水
Literally: “smooth wind, smooth water”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shùnfēngshùnshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁶ fung¹ seon⁶ seoi²
• Eastern Min (BUC): sông-hŭng sông-cūi
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zen-fon-zen-sy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shùnfēngshùnshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shùnfongshùnshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: shun⁴-fêng¹-shun⁴-shui³
    • Yale: shwùn-fēng-shwùn-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuennfengshuennshoei
    • Palladius: шуньфэншуньшуй (šunʹfɛnšunʹšuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon⁶ fung¹ seon⁶ seoi²
    • Yale: seuhn fūng seuhn séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁶ fung¹ soen⁶ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên⁶ fung¹ sên⁶ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵn²² sɵy̯³⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sông-hŭng sông-cūi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)ŋuŋ⁵⁵ suŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒui³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zen-fon-zen-sy
    • MiniDict: zen^去 fon zen sy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zen-fon-zen-sr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zən²² foŋ⁵⁵ zən³³ sz̩²¹/

Idiom

順風順水

1. smooth; without obstacles or difficulties

Synonyms

• 順利／顺利 (shùnlì)
• 順順利利／顺顺利利

Descendants

• → Chinese Pidgin English: good wind, good water (calque)