riding on the crest of success

riding on the crest of success

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì y ù f ē ngy ú n, which means that people with ability meet good opportunities. From Li Zicheng by Yao xueyin.

Idiom explanation

Wind and cloud: refers to a rare good opportunity; fortune: encounter. It's a metaphor for people who have the ability to meet good opportunities.

The origin of Idioms

Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Vol.1, Chapter 26: "in fact, not all of the people who have been good prime ministers since ancient times have been from the family background. On the one hand, they really have the ability to help themselves; on the other hand, they rely on the fate of the storm."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Fengyun meeting, Fengyun meeting.

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attributive, clause and metaphor to describe capable people meeting opportunities.