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望风承旨
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望风承旨 — “To anticipate and comply with another's wishes or instructions”

望风承旨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to anticipate and comply with another's wishes or instructions”. To act in deference to another's will. Literally, “Observe the trend and comply with the will”.

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望风承旨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

望风承旨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
望
wàng11look, hope, visit
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
承
chéng8to bear, receive, or continue
旨
zhǐ6purpose or main idea

Example Sentence with 望风承旨

一个总是望风承旨的下属,很难真正提出有建设性的意见。
A subordinate who always anticipates and complies with their superior's wishes finds it difficult to offer truly constructive advice.

Idioms Related to 望风承旨

Synonyms of 望风承旨

  • wàng望fēng风xī希zhǐ指Cater to others' wishes
  • wàng望fēng风xī希zhǐ旨anticipate and cater to superiors' wishes

More idioms starting with 望

  • wàng望yún云zhī之qíng情longing for one's parents
  • wàng望qí其jiān肩bèi背to be able to rival or catch up
  • wàng望qí其jiān肩xiàng项to be able to compete with someone
  • wàng望qí其xiàng项bèi背to be able to catch up with
  • wàng望zi子chéng成míng名hope for one's child to be famous
  • wàng望zǐ子chéng成lóng龙hope children succeed
  • wàng望chén尘bù不jí及too inferior to catch up
  • wàng望chén尘piào僄shēng声believe rumors readily
  • wàng望chén尘bēn奔běi北flee in disarray at enemy sight
  • wàng望chén尘bēn奔kuì溃flee in disarray at enemy's approach
  • wàng望chén尘bài拜fú伏kowtow to someone's every whim
  • wàng望chén尘ér而bài拜bow at the dust of a powerful person

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Questions about 望风承旨

What does 望风承旨 mean?

望风承旨 (wàng fēng chéng zhǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to anticipate and comply with another's wishes or instructions”.

How do you pronounce 望风承旨?

望风承旨 is pronounced wàng fēng chéng zhǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 望风承旨 literally mean?

Literally, 望风承旨 means “Observe the trend and comply with the will”. It is used to mean “to anticipate and comply with another's wishes or instructions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 望风承旨?

指说话行事同机迎合他人意旨。见“望风希指”。

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