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yī 一 fān 帆 fēng 风 shùn 顺

一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn

plain sailing; may everything go smoothly

Literally: one sail wind favourable

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Common in Ming and Qing fiction as a traveller's blessing.

How to use it

Standalone wish or predicate; positive. Often 祝你一帆风顺 / 一切一帆风顺.

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  1. 祝你新的一年一帆风顺！
    Zhù nǐ xīn de yī nián yī fān fēng shùn!
    May everything go smoothly for you in the new year!
    wish you new (particle) one year one sail wind favourable!
  2. 他的工作一直一帆风顺，没遇到过什么困难。
    Tā de gōngzuò yīzhí yī fān fēng shùn, méi yùdàoguo shénme kùnnan.
    His career has been plain sailing all along; he's never run into any real difficulties.
    he (particle) work all-along one sail wind favourable, not meet-experienced any difficulty

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