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A classical Chinese line for “May your journey have fair wind”

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潮平两岸阔，风正一帆悬。

Cháo píng liǎng àn kuò, fēng zhèng yī fān xuán.

Close English reading

The tide lies level and the two banks open wide; the wind is fair and a single sail hangs full.

Plain meaningThe way ahead is open and the wind is right for moving forward.

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Wang Wan· Tang dynasty · Mooring Below Mount Beigu
Complete Tang Poems
Why it fitsA full sail and widened river make favorable conditions visible without guaranteeing what comes next.
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客路青山外，行舟绿水前。潮平两岸阔，风正一帆悬。

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孤帆远影碧空尽，唯见长江天际流。

Gū fān yuǎn yǐng bì kōng jìn, wéi jiàn Cháng Jiāng tiān jì liú.

Close English reading

The distant shadow of the lone sail disappears into the blue sky; only the Yangtze remains, flowing to the horizon.

Plain meaningI keep watching long after my friend has sailed away.

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Li Bai· Tang dynasty · Seeing Meng Haoran Off to Guangling from Yellow Crane Tower
Complete Tang Poems
Why it fitsThe speaker's sustained gaze makes farewell visible through the shrinking sail and the river that remains.
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故人西辞黄鹤楼，烟花三月下扬州。孤帆远影碧空尽，唯见长江天际流。

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会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。

Huì dāng líng jué dǐng, yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo.

Close English reading

I will surely climb to the highest summit and see all the other mountains become small.

Plain meaningAim for the summit and gain the wider view that effort makes possible.

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Du Fu· Tang dynasty · Gazing at Mount Tai
Complete Tang Poems
Why it fitsThe future tense matters: the summit is a declared ambition, not an achievement already possessed.
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荡胸生曾云，决眦入归鸟。会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。

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大漠孤烟直，长河落日圆。

Dà mò gū yān zhí, cháng hé luò rì yuán.

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In the great desert a lone column of smoke rises straight; over the long river the setting sun is round.

Plain meaningThe frontier landscape is immense, spare, and unforgettable.

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Wang Wei· Tang dynasty · Sent to the Frontier
Complete Tang Poems
Why it fitsTwo simple vertical and circular forms create one of the most spacious visual scenes in Chinese poetry.
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征蓬出汉塞，归雁入胡天。大漠孤烟直，长河落日圆。

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莫愁前路无知己，天下谁人不识君。

Mò chóu qián lù wú zhī jǐ, tiān xià shuí rén bù shí jūn.

Close English reading

Do not worry that no true friend waits on the road ahead; who under heaven does not know you?

Plain meaningGo forward confidently—you will find people who recognize and value you.

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Gao Shi· Tang dynasty · Farewell to Dong Da, No. 1
Complete Tang Poems
Why it fitsInstead of dwelling only on sorrow, the speaker gives a departing friend courage for the future.
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莫愁前路无知己，天下谁人不识君。

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但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

Dàn yuàn rén cháng jiǔ, qiān lǐ gòng chán juān.

Close English reading

May we both live long; though a thousand miles apart, we share the beauty of the moon.

Plain meaningEven far apart, may we be safe and connected under the same moon.

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Su Shi· Northern Song dynasty · Prelude to Water Melody: When Will the Moon Be Clear and Bright?
Dongpo Yuefu
Why it fitsThe shared moon becomes a bond between people who cannot physically reunite.
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但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

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