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风平浪静

fēng píng làng jìng

4-character word Traditional 風平浪靜

What 风平浪静 means

1. lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
2. all is quiet
3. a dead calm (at sea)

The characters in 风平浪静

• 风fēngwind; news; style
• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 浪làngwave; breaker; unrestrained
• 静jìngstill; calm; quiet

Example sentences

• 忍一时,风平浪静. 让一步, 海阔天空.
  Rěn yīshí, fēngpínglàngjìng. ràng yī bù, hǎikuòtiānkōng.
  If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.