望风希指 — “Watch the prevailing trend and seek a hint”
望风希指 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to observe the prevailing trend or situation and adjust one's words or actions to please or conform to others' wishes; to cater to others' preferences or flatter them”. Literally, “Watch the prevailing trend and seek a hint”.
望风希指 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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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What does 望风希指 mean?
望风希指 (wàng fēng xī zhǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to observe the prevailing trend or situation and adjust one's words or actions to please or conform to others' wishes; to cater to others' preferences or flatter them”.
How do you pronounce 望风希指?
望风希指 is pronounced wàng fēng xī zhǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 望风希指 literally mean?
Literally, 望风希指 means “Watch the prevailing trend and seek a hint”. It is used to mean “to observe the prevailing trend or situation and adjust one's words or actions to please or conform to others' wishes; to cater to others' preferences or flatter them”.
What is the Chinese definition of 望风希指?
指说话行事见机迎合他人意旨。