图南翼

圖南翼
túnányì
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 soaring ambition, lofty aspiration
  2. 2 the peng bird's wings spread for the southern journey

Examples

HSK 5
Tā cízhí chuàngyè, zhèngshì túnányì zhǎn.
Quitting his job to start his own business - a bold spreading of ambitious wings.
HSK 7-9
Niánqīngrén yào yǒu túnányì de zhìxiàng.
Young people should carry the ambition of wings spread for the south.

Tips

history
From 《庄子·逍遥游》: the giant peng bird spreads wings 'like clouds hanging from the sky' and soars south to the celestial pond. 图南 - 'planning for the south' - became the classic image of vast ambition.

Stroke Order

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