go into action without delay(wén fēng ér xīng)

go into action without delay

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NF ē ng é Rx ī ng, which means to get up and respond as soon as you hear the wind. It comes from the postscript to the empress Weng.

Idiom explanation

As soon as I heard the wind, I immediately got up and responded. It is the same as "rise from the wind".

The origin of Idioms

In Zhu Xi's postscript to the empress of Weng's responsibility for Shen, it is said that "the talents of a hundred generations should be the ones who rise again after hearing the wind, and their ambition is far away."

Analysis of Idioms

Rise from the wind

Idiom usage

Quick response

Examples

There were many brilliant people in Yongshang, one of whom was Wu Zhong. The epitaph of Dong Wuzhong by Huang Zongxi in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : wén fēng ér xīng