风生水起

Traditional: 風生水起

fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom)

What does 风生水起 mean?

风生水起 (fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom)

2fig. flourishing

3thriving

4prosperous

Character breakdown

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风fēngwind · news 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 起qǐto rise · to raise

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风生水起

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