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大风起兮云飞扬

大風起兮雲飛揚
dàfēngqǐxīyúnfēiyáng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 a great wind rises, and the clouds fly high
  2. 2 a sudden surge of power sweeps all before it
  3. 3 lit. great wind arises — alas! — clouds fly and soar

Examples

新政策推出后，行业真是大风起兮云飞扬。
Xīn zhèngcè tuīchū hòu, hángyè zhēnshì dà fēng qǐ xī yún fēiyáng.
After the new policy came out, the industry was exactly "a great wind rising, clouds flying high".
讲到公司创业初期，他引了大风起兮云飞扬。
Jiǎng dào gōngsī chuàngyè chūqī, tā yǐn le dà fēng qǐ xī yún fēiyáng.
Speaking of the company's early days, he quoted "a great wind rises, clouds fly high".

Tips

history
From Liu Bang's (刘邦, founding Emperor Gaozu of Han) 《大风歌》, said to be composed in 195 BCE when he returned to his hometown after suppressing a rebellion: 大风起兮云飞扬，威加海内兮归故乡，安得猛士兮守四方 — 'A great wind rises and the clouds fly high; my power reaches within the four seas, and I return to my home town; where shall I find brave men to guard the four quarters?' The shortest and fiercest imperial song in Chinese history.
usage
All three lines of 《大风歌》 are usually quoted together. 兮 is the Chu-style exclamatory particle — Liu Bang was from Chu, and the song follows Chu-ci form.

Stroke Order

大 dà
风 fēng
起 qǐ
兮 xī
云 yún
飞 fēi
扬 yáng