風行草偃

Chinese

		to spread or proceed quickly; to catch on; to be popular	to have high reputation or prestige
trad. (風行草偃)		風行	草偃
simp. (风行草偃)		风行	草偃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēngxíngcǎoyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ hang⁴ cou² jin²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēngxíngcǎoyǎn [Phonetic: fēngxíngcáoyǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fongsíngcǎoyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: fêng¹-hsing²-tsʻao³-yen³
    • Yale: fēng-syíng-tsǎu-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengshyngtsaoyean
    • Palladius: фэнсинцаоянь (fɛnsincaojanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fung¹ hang⁴ cou² jin²
    • Yale: fūng hàhng chóu yín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ hang⁴ tsou² jin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ heng⁴ cou² yin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ jiːn³⁵/

Idiom

風行草偃

1. to civilize the masses with one's virtuous conduct