大风大浪 (dà fēng dà làng) — (idiom) great storms; wind and waves (figurativ…

Definition

Literally 'great wind and great waves' — an idiom for major hardships or upheavals, not literal weather. Used for big life or career challenges.

idiom

great stormswind and waves (figurative: major hardships and challenges)

大风大浪，。
Tā jīng lì guò hěn duō dà fēng dà làng, suǒ yǐ xiàn zài hěn lěng jìng.
He has experienced many great storms, so he is very calm now.
，大风大浪。
Zài shāng chǎng shàng, dà fēng dà làng suí shí dōu kě néng chū xiàn.
In the business world, great storms can appear at any time.
大风大浪，。
Miàn duì dà fēng dà làng, wǒ men yào bǎo chí xìn xīn.
Facing great storms, we must maintain confidence.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

大风great wind

偏正Modifier + head

大浪great wave

偏正Modifier + head

Great 风 and great 浪 together, like storms and rough seas.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

良

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

浪 pairs 水 (water) with 良, which supplies the sound. The water part points to its meaning of waves.