大鹏一日同风起

大鵬一日同風起

dàpéng yī rì tóng fēng qǐ

quotation

Meanings

1 one day the Peng rises with the wind
2 the great roc soars when the wind comes
3 Li Bai's line on waiting for one's moment to rise

Characters

roc / Peng bird

Examples

HSK 7-9

他多年磨砺，终于大鹏一日同风起。

Tā duōnián móli, zhōngyú dàpéngyīrìtóngfēngqǐ.

After years of honing himself, he finally rose like the great Peng riding the wind.

HSK 7-9

创业第五年产品爆红，真是大鹏一日同风起。

Chuàngyè dìwǔ nián chǎnpǐn bào hóng, zhēnshì dàpéngyīrìtóngfēngqǐ.

In the fifth year of the startup, the product went viral, truly a Peng rising on the wind.

Tips

history

From Li Bai's 《上李邕》：大鹏一日同风起，扶摇直上九万里 - 'the great Peng rises one day with the wind, soaring straight up ninety thousand li.' It reworks the 《庄子·逍遥游》 image of the Peng bird mounting the whirlwind. The young Li Bai sent the poem to the official Li Yong, likening himself to the giant bird.

usage

鹏 is the giant bird transformed from the fish 鲲 in the 《庄子》. Today it often describes a talent or a company rising on momentum. The next line 扶摇直上九万里 has also become a set phrase.

Stroke Order

大 dà

鹏 péng

一 yī

日 rì

同 tóng

风 fēng

起 qǐ