thuận buồm xuôi gió

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 一帆風順／一帆风顺 (nhất phàm phong thuận)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwən˧˨ʔ ʔɓuəm˨˩ suəj˧˧ zɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɓuəm˦˩ suj˧˧ jɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓuəm˨˩ suj˧˧ jɔ˦˥]

Phrase

thuận buồm xuôi gió

1. (literal) the sail gets smoothly carried away by the wind
2. (figurative) smooth sailing