Follow the wind
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ú f ē ngzhu ī di à n, meaning to catch up with the wind and lightning. It comes from the poem titled waist curl by Qin Guan of Song Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Used as an object or adverbial; used in figurative sentences. The tenth chapter of Shuo Tang: "Shuo Bao (Qin Shubao) bid farewell, got up in the night, got out of the village and rode on the horse. He was like chasing after the wind, very fast."
The origin of Idioms
The poem "tiaoyaotu" written by Qin Guan of Song Dynasty: "Luan banner travels thirty miles a day. How can we chase after the wind and electricity?"
Analysis of Idioms
To chase after the wind
Chinese PinYin : zhú fēng zhuī diàn
Follow the wind
Steal the bell and hide the ear. dào líng yǎn ěr
become aware of one 's errors and turn back from one 's wrong path. mí ér zhī fǎn
be overwhelmed by an unexpected favour. shòu chǒng ruò jīng
be not properly dressed as gentlemen should be. bù shān bù lǚ
talk cheerfully and humorously. tán yì fēng shēng