应运而生 — Chinese idiom
应运而生
yìng yùn ér shēng
Traditional: 應運而生
Meaning
- to emerge to meet a historic destiny
- to arise at an opportune time
- able to take advantage of an opportunity
- to rise to the occasion
Character by character
- 应yìngshould, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with,
- 运yùnto run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
Idioms sharing a character
- 一呼百应 yī hū bǎi yìng
- 咎有应得 jiù yǒu yīng dé
- 报应不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng
- 得心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu
- 应付自如 yìng fu zì rú
- 应付裕如 yìng fu yù rú
- 应天承运 yìng tiān chéng yùn
- 应天顺时 yìng tiān shùn shí
- 应接不暇 yìng jiē bù xiá
- 应有尽有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu
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