Follow the wind

Follow the wind

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ú f ē ngzhu ī di à n, meaning to catch up with the wind and lightning. It comes from the poem titled waist curl by Qin Guan of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as an object or adverbial; used in figurative sentences. The tenth chapter of Shuo Tang: "Shuo Bao (Qin Shubao) bid farewell, got up in the night, got out of the village and rode on the horse. He was like chasing after the wind, very fast." 　　

The origin of Idioms

The poem "tiaoyaotu" written by Qin Guan of Song Dynasty: "Luan banner travels thirty miles a day. How can we chase after the wind and electricity?"

Analysis of Idioms

To chase after the wind