Chinese

一帆風順

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

to have a favourable wind all the way

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一帆風順是由「一」、「帆」、「風」、「順」四個漢字組成。其中，「帆」字包含表示方巾、毛巾或手帕的「巾」作為意義部件，並以「凡」作為聲音部件；「順」字則包含「川」（河流、溪流）與「頁」（紙張）作為部件，其中「頁」字又由「首」（頭）與「卩」（跪者）組成，並以「川」作為聲音部件。

在字義上，「帆」指帆，「風」指風（量詞為「陣」或「股」），「順」則有跟隨或順應之意。此成語用來泛指旅途平安無阻，或是事情進展順利，也可以用來表達「一路順風」或「祝航行順利」的意思。

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characterChinese一 “one”
characterChinese帆 “sail”
- meaningChinese巾 “a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief”
- soundChinese凡 “in general; every, all, any; indicates that the statement applies generally, to all cases.”
characterChinese風 “wind (Classifier: 陣／阵 m; 股 m)”
characterChinese順 “to follow; to go along with”
- soundChinese川 “river; stream; brook”
- meaningChinese頁 “sheet (of paper)”
  - componentChinese首 “head”
  - componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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Origin

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Lineage

characterChinese一 “one”
characterChinese帆 “sail”
- meaningChinese巾 “a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief”
- soundChinese凡 “in general; every, all, any; indicates that the statement applies generally, to all cases.”
characterChinese風 “wind (Classifier: 陣／阵 m; 股 m)”
characterChinese順 “to follow; to go along with”
- soundChinese川 “river; stream; brook”
- meaningChinese頁 “sheet (of paper)”
  - componentChinese首 “head”
  - componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”