风生水起 — Chinese idiom
风生水起
fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ
Traditional: 風生水起
Meaning
- lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water
- fig. flourishing
- thriving
- prosperous
Character by character
- 风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
- 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice
- 起qǐto begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
Idioms sharing a character
- 一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn
- 一路顺风 yī lù shùn fēng
- 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià
- 乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng
- 伤风败俗 shāng fēng bài sú
- 光风霁月 guāng fēng jì yuè
- 两袖清风 liǎng xiù qīng fēng
- 只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
- 叱咤风云 chì zhà fēng yún
- 呼风唤雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ
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