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sail with the wind

Time: 2022-01-31 05:48:47 Author: ChinaWiki.net

sail with the wind

Sailing with the wind, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ù NF ē NGX í ngchu á n, which means sailing with the wind. It refers to taking advantage of the favorable situation to do things with little effort and great effect. It's from "idle talk in Doupeng · empty bluestone, Weizi opens the blind.".

The origin of Idioms

"Today's people are quick sighted, quick footed and talented. When they meet with the world, they are like sailing with the wind, and they don't have to work hard."

Analysis of Idioms

Sailing with the wind, sailing with the wind, sailing with the wind

Idiom usage

Take advantage of the opportunity to act

sail with the wind


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