thuận buồm xuôi gió
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Chinese 一帆風順 / 一帆风顺 (nhất phàm phong thuận)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwən˧˨ʔ ʔɓuəm˨˩ suəj˧˧ zɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɓuəm˦˩ suj˧˧ jɔ˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓuəm˨˩ suj˧˧ jɔ˦˥]
Phrase
[edit]- (literal) the sail gets smoothly carried away by the wind
- (figurative) smooth sailing