破浪

pòlàng
  1. to set sail
  2. to brave the waves

CEDICT

  1. (literal, figurative) to break the waves; to sail in the waves
  2. to break the waves; to sail in the waves

Wiktionary

船在波浪中行进，表示行程壮阔雄伟。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 破 pò
  1. broken
  2. damaged
  3. worn out
  4. lousy
  5. rotten
  6. to break, split or cleave
  7. to get rid of
  8. to destroy
  9. to break with
  10. to defeat
  11. to capture (a city etc)
  12. to expose the truth of
2 浪 làng
  1. wave
  2. breaker
  3. unrestrained
  4. dissipated
  5. to stroll
  6. to ramble

Containing this entry

乘风破浪 chéngfēngpòlàng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
长风破浪 chángfēngpòlàng
  1. lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
  2. to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)

Related entries

扬帆 yángfān to set sail
开船 kāichuán to set sail