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

船在波浪中行進，表示行程壯闊雄偉。

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

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

Related entries

揚帆 yángfān to set sail
開船 kāichuán to set sail