乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Traditional: 乘風破浪
To forge ahead boldly in spite of difficulties, like a ship riding the wind and cutting through the waves. Used in wishes, slogans and praise for people or projects with big ambitions.
Cưỡi gió rẽ sóng mà tiến lên: mạnh mẽ vượt qua khó khăn để đi tới mục tiêu lớn. Thường gặp trong lời chúc, khẩu hiệu và lời khen dành cho người hoặc tập thể có chí lớn.
Register: neutral
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check
Sources & notes
Hán-Việt bridge batch 062 (2026-11-13). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ ; en.wiktionary Vietnamese entries via kaikki.org extract, snapshot 2026-07-31 (CC BY-SA 4.0): Hán-Việt reading 乘 = thừa, 浪 = lãng · Vietnamese cognate: Idiomer entry “thừa phong phá lãng” (thua-phong-pha-lang). Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “乘风破浪” mean?
To forge ahead boldly in spite of difficulties, like a ship riding the wind and cutting through the waves. Used in wishes, slogans and praise for people or projects with big ambitions. Literally: ride the wind, break the waves
Is “乘风破浪” formal or informal?
乘风破浪 is generally neutral.