望風

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See also: 望风

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (望風)		望	風
simp. (望风)		望	风

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàngfēng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ fung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bōng-hong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàngfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàngfong
  - Wade–Giles: wang⁴-fêng¹
  - Yale: wàng-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqfeng
  - Palladius: ванфэн (vanfɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁶ fung¹
  - Yale: mohng fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōng-hong
  - Tâi-lô: bōng-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boxnghofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

望風

(literary) to be impressed at the sight (of a great leader) and wish to follow in his footsteps
to be on the lookout (while conducting secret activities); to keep watch

Synonyms

(to be on the lookout): (regional) 放風／放风 (fàngfēng)

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