見風使帆 (gin3 fung1 sai2 faan4): lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

gin3 fung1 sai2 faan4見風使帆见风使帆

Jyutpinggin3 fung1 sai2 faan4

Yalegin fūng sái fành

Definition

lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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