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一帆風順 is just what you think it means. It suggests that you are on a trouble-free voyage through life, or literally on a sailing ship or sailboat. It is often used in China as a wish for good luck on a voyage or as you set out on a new quest or career in your life. Some may use this in place of “bon voyage.”
The literal meaning is “Once you raise your sail, you will get the wind you need, and it will take you where you want to go.” Another way to translate it is “Your sail and the wind follow your will.”
This is a great gift for a mariner, sailor, adventurer, or someone starting a new career.
Note: Can be understood in Korean Hanja but is rarely used.
See Also: Bon Voyage | Adventure | Travel
海員 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for a sailor, mariner, seafarer, or seaman.
If you sail the seas and brave the waves, this may be the title for you.
The literal meanings: 海 is “Sea” and 員 is “Person.”
破浪 can be translated from Chinese as “braving the waves” or “bravely setting sail.”
It literally means: “break/cleave/cut [the] waves.”
破浪 is a great title to encourage yourself or someone else not to be afraid of problems or troubles.
Because of the context, this is especially good for sailors or yachtsmen and surfers too.
Note: While this can be understood in Japanese, it's not commonly used in Japan. Therefore, please consider this to be primarily a Chinese proverb.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your sail search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
破浪 see styles |
pò làng po4 lang4 p`o lang po lang |
More info & calligraphy: Brave the Waves |
帆 see styles |
fān fan1 fan ho ほ |
sail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas sail; (surname) Hosaki a sail |
篷 see styles |
péng peng2 p`eng peng toma とま |
sail woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.) |
航 see styles |
háng hang2 hang wataru わたる |
boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly (f,m) Wataru |
駕 驾 see styles |
jià jia4 chia ga が |
to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2]) vehicle; horse-drawn carriage; (place-name) Kago [horse] carriage |
駛 驶 see styles |
shǐ shi3 shih |
(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a vehicle) to run; to go; (of a boat) to sail |
上る see styles |
agaru あがる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; (3) to go to (the capital); (4) to be promoted; (5) to add up to; (6) to advance (in price); (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up; (8) to come up (on the agenda); (irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be spoken loudly; (16) to get stage fright; (17) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (18) (humble language) to go; to visit; (19) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (20) to be listed (as a candidate); (21) to serve (in one's master's home); (22) to go north; (suf,v5r) (23) indicates completion; (place-name) Agaru |
主帆 see styles |
shuhan しゅはん |
main sail; (female given name) Kimiho |
光帆 see styles |
kouhan; hikariho / kohan; hikariho こうはん; ひかりほ |
(See 太陽帆) light sail; solar sail; (female given name) Miho |
出帆 see styles |
shuppan しゅっぱん |
(n,vs,vi) setting sail; departure (from a port); (female given name) Ideho |
出港 see styles |
chū gǎng chu1 gang3 ch`u kang chu kang shukkou / shukko しゅっこう |
to leave harbor; departure (at airport) (n,vs,vi) (See 入港) departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail |
出航 see styles |
chū háng chu1 hang2 ch`u hang chu hang shukkou / shukko しゅっこう |
to set out (on a trip) (n,vs,vi) departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff |
出船 see styles |
defune; debune; shussen でふね; でぶね; しゅっせん |
(n,vs,vi) (1) departure of a ship (from a port); setting sail; (2) (でふね, でぶね only) (also いでぶね) (See 入り船) outgoing ship; ship leaving port; (surname) Defune |
啟航 启航 see styles |
qǐ háng qi3 hang2 ch`i hang chi hang |
(of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off |
展帆 see styles |
zhǎn fān zhan3 fan1 chan fan |
to unfurl (a sail) |
帆影 see styles |
hokage ほかげ |
sight of a sail (in the distance); (surname, female given name) Hokage |
帆桁 see styles |
hogeta ほげた |
(sail) yard; boom |
帆脚 see styles |
hoashi ほあし |
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship) |
帆足 see styles |
hoharu ほはる |
rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship); (surname) Hoharu |
帰帆 see styles |
kihan きはん |
(noun/participle) returning sailboat; setting sail for home port; (place-name) Kihan |
抜錨 see styles |
batsubyou / batsubyo ばつびょう |
(n,vs,vi) (See 投錨) weighing anchor; setting sail |
揚帆 扬帆 see styles |
yáng fān yang2 fan1 yang fan akiho あきほ |
to set sail (female given name) Akiho |
昇る see styles |
noboru のぼる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; (3) to go to (the capital); (4) to be promoted; (5) to add up to; (6) to advance (in price); (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up; (8) to come up (on the agenda) |
横帆 see styles |
ouhan / ohan おうはん |
square sail |
満帆 see styles |
manpan まんぱん |
full sail; sailing downwind; (female given name) Miho |
滿帆 满帆 see styles |
mǎn fān man3 fan1 man fan |
under full sail; going as fast as possible |
片帆 see styles |
kataho かたほ |
close-haul; reach; reefed sail; (female given name) Kataho |
登る see styles |
noboru のぼる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; (3) to go to (the capital); (4) to be promoted; (5) to add up to; (6) to advance (in price); (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up; (8) to come up (on the agenda) |
白帆 see styles |
shiraho しらほ |
white sail; (f,p) Shiraho |
皮剥 see styles |
kawahagi かわはぎ |
(1) (kana only) thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); (2) skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking; skinner; barker |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Smooth Sailing | 順風満帆 | jun puu man pan junpuumanpan jun pu man pan | ||
Smooth Sailing | 一帆風順 一帆风顺 | yī fán fēng shùn yi1 fan2 feng1 shun4 yi fan feng shun yifanfengshun | i fan feng shun ifanfengshun |
|
Seafarer Sailor | 海員 海员 | kaiin / kain kain / kain | hǎi yuán / hai3 yuan2 / hai yuan / haiyuan | hai yüan / haiyüan |
Brave the Waves | 破浪 | ha rou / harou / ha ro | pò làng / po4 lang4 / po lang / polang | p`o lang / polang / po lang |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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