粵

順seon6風fung1順seon6水seoi2

simp顺风顺水
seon6 fung1 seon6 seoi2shùn fēng shùn shuǐ

English

  1. (idiom) to go smoothly; to be smooth sailing
  2. drift with the wind and the current, means everything goes well; smooth sailing
  3. to work out smoothly without any difficulties; literally: to drift or move in the same direction

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻做事冇阻礙,順利成功

Examples

  • 祝你晏晝個面試順風順水,加油!

    Good luck on your interview this afternoon. You can do it!

  • 今日天氣真係好喇,順風順水到達目的地。

    The weather is so nice today. We arrived at our destination without a hitch.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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