见风使帆 in English jian4 feng1 shi3 fan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) see the wind and set your sails (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to act pragmatically
  • to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

Simplified Characters

见 风 使 帆

Traditional Characters

見 風 使 帆

Pinyin

jian4 feng1 shi3 fan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

见jian4to see 风feng1wind 使shi3to make 帆fan1variant of 帆[fan1]