南風
Chinese
| south | wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (南風) | 南 | 風 | |
| simp. (南风) | 南 | 风 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
南風
- southerly; south wind (a persistent wind from the south)
- music from the South
- (archaic) male homosexuality
- (mahjong) South Wind
Derived terms
- 南風不競/南风不竞
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 風 |
| なん Grade: 2 |
ふう > ぷう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese compound 南風 (MC nom pjuwng).
Noun
南風 • (nanpū)
Idioms
- 南風競わず (nanpū kisowazu)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 風 |
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 2 |
| irregular | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 南風 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 南風, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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