防風
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See also: 防风
Chinese
| to protect; to defend; to guard (against) | wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (防風) | 防 | 風 | |
| simp. (防风) | 防 | 风 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fángfēng
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄈㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fángfong
- Wade–Giles: fang2-fêng1
- Yale: fáng-fēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farngfeng
- Palladius: фанфэн (fanfɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fong4 fung1
- Yale: fòhng fūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: fong4 fung1
- Guangdong Romanization: fong4 fung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔːŋ²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
防風
Noun
防風
- Saposhnikovia divaricata
- (traditional Chinese medicine) root of the above plant
Proper noun
防風
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 防 | 風 |
| ぼう Grade: 5 |
ふう Grade: 2 |
| goon | |
Noun
- protection against the wind; a windbreak
- 防風林
- bōfūrin
- a shelterbelt
- 防風林
- Saposhnikovia divaricata
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Saposhnikovia divaricata used in medicine
- (archaic) synonym of 浜防風 (hama-bōfū, “beach silvertop, Glehnia littoralis”)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).