People asked me what "Thousand Sails" means, which appears on the right top of my name card. I said: It’s a short form slogan for my company, derived from a famous Chinese idiom. The full form of it in Chinese is 百舸爭流千帆競,乘風破浪正遠航, meaning that hundreds of boats are riding on strong winds and huge waves, rising up thousands of sails and marching towards the set goals. It is a metaphor for people with great ambitions, who are not afraid of hardships and dangers, they overcome all difficulties, and move forward courageously.
"Hundreds of boats competing for stream, 百舸爭流", which describes that hundreds of boats are racing on the sea at the same time. And “Thousands of Sails, 千帆競” is an imaginary sign (with a mean of countless), meaning the sailors are not afraid of hardships and dangers, they move forward bravely.
The voyage (遠航 in Chinese) refers to long-distance navigation, it means to go far, to have lofty ambitions, and to have lofty ideals.
From Ken Ngan
