随风潜入夜

隨風潛入夜
suí fēng qián rù yè
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 slipping in with the wind by night
  2. 2 describes spring rain that arrives silently
  3. 3 line from Du Fu's 'Welcome Rain on a Spring Night'

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè chǎng chūnyǔ zhēnshì suífēngqiánrùyè, qīngchén qǐlái cái fāxiàn dàochù shīlùlù de.
This spring rain truly 'slipped in on the wind by night' - only at dawn did we realize everything was damp.
HSK 7-9
Tā de yǐngxiǎnglì suífēngqiánrùyè, rùnwùxìwúshēng.
His influence seeps in like night wind, nourishing all things silently.

Tips

history
From the Tang poet Du Fu's 《》 (Welcome Rain on a Spring Night): 时节发生. The poet praises how fine spring rain at night silently nourishes all things.
usage
Often paired with the following line , as a metaphor for quiet, unnoticed influence or teaching.

Stroke Order

suí
fēng
qián