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Let’s learn about the idiom 「順風使船」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Sail with the wind. It is a metaphor that if you take advantage of favorable conditions to do things, you will easily succeed. It also means taking advantage of an opportunity.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shùn fēng shǐ chuán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seun6 fung1 sai2/si2 syun4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

