"風生水起" meaning in Chinese

See 風生水起 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /fʊŋ⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /fʊŋ⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fēngshēngshuǐqǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fung¹ saang¹ seoi² hei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], fēngshēngshuǐqǐ [Phonetic:fēngshēngshuíqǐ] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fongshengshuěicǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fêng¹-shêng¹-shui³-chʻi³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fēng-shēng-shwěi-chǐ [Mandarin, Yale], fengshengshoeichii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фэншэншуйци [Mandarin, Palladius], fɛnšɛnšujci [Mandarin, Palladius], fūng sāang séui héi [Cantonese, Yale], fung¹ saang¹ soey² hei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], fung¹ sang¹ sêu² héi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 风生水起
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 風生水起
  1. to be flourishing; to be blooming (also used a Chinese New Year's wishing phrase) Tags: idiomatic
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          "roman": "lou¹ dou³ fung¹ saang¹ seoi² hei²",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "english": "to be flourishing with career / business",
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          "roman": "lou¹ dou³ fung¹ saang¹ seoi² hei²",
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      "zh-pron": "fēngshēngshuǐqǐ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "fung¹ saang¹ seoi² hei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēngshēngshuǐqǐ [Phonetic:fēngshēngshuíqǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fongshengshuěicǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fêng¹-shêng¹-shui³-chʻi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēng-shēng-shwěi-chǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fengshengshoeichii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фэншэншуйци"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fɛnšɛnšujci"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "fūng sāang séui héi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ saang¹ soey² hei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ sang¹ sêu² héi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "other": "[Phonetic: fēngshēngshuíqǐ]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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    }
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  "word": "風生水起"
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          "roman": "lou¹ dou³ fung¹ saang¹ seoi² hei²",
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          "flourishing",
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          "blooming",
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "fēngshēngshuǐqǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "fung¹ saang¹ seoi² hei²"
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      "zh-pron": "fēngshēngshuǐqǐ [Phonetic:fēngshēngshuíqǐ]"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "fongshengshuěicǐ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fêng¹-shêng¹-shui³-chʻi³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēng-shēng-shwěi-chǐ"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fengshengshoeichii"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фэншэншуйци"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fɛnšɛnšujci"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "fūng sāang séui héi"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ saang¹ soey² hei²"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "fung¹ sang¹ sêu² héi²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: fēngshēngshuíqǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵/"
    }
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