風生水起
simp风生水起fung1 saang1 seoi2 hei2fung1 sang1 seoi2 hei2fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ
English
- lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom)
- (verb) (of business) to get great fortune; (of people) to get rich
- fig. flourishing
- thriving
- prosperous
- to get rich; literally: wind grow water soar
粵語 — Cantonese
- 撈得掂；發達
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk