trim one's sails(kàn fēng shǐ duò)

sail with the wind

The synonym "see the wind and drive the rudder" generally refers to "see the wind and drive the rudder". As a Chinese idiom, its pronunciation is "Ji à NF à ngsh à Du à". It refers to looking at the momentum or the look of others. From the five Lantern Festival.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: push the boat with the current, act according to the circumstances, drift with the tide, be flexible, and adapt to the circumstances

Idiom usage

They act according to the circumstances, and everything is mixed up. A postscript to the complete works of Wen Yiduo by Zhu Ziqing

The origin of Idioms

Shi Puji of the Song Dynasty wrote in his book the five lanterns meeting yuan: "to see the wind and steer is to follow the current."

Idiom story

During the Qing Dynasty, Liu Zhongcheng of Zhejiang Province was sued by the censor, and the imperial court sent an imperial minister to investigate and deal with him. When the Minister arrived in Zhejiang Province, he wanted to ask Liu Zhongcheng to bribe him, so he asked LADA, a student, to tell him that he could cross the border for two million taels of silver. He wrote a note to LADA and told Liu Zhongcheng to take the helm.

Chinese PinYin : kàn fēng shǐ duò