东风压倒西风 in English dong1 feng1 ya1 dao3 xi1 feng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically one side prevails over the other
  • progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones

Simplified Characters

东 风 压 倒 西 风

Traditional Characters

東 風 壓 倒 西 風

Pinyin

dong1 feng1 ya1 dao3 xi1 feng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

东dong1surname Dong 风feng1wind 压ya1to press 倒dao4to fall 西xi1the West 风feng1wind