東風

東風

1. easterly (a persistent wind from the east)
2. (literary, poetic) spring wind

   • 東風破早梅，向暖一枝開 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     东风破早梅，向暖一枝开 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《早梅詩》

     dōngfēng pò zǎo méi, xiàng nuǎn yī zhī kāi

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (figurative) favourable situation; momentum or driving force (e.g. of revolution)

This word is commonly used in naming things in Mainland China because of a quotation from Mao Zedong.

• (spring wind): 春風／春风 (chūnfēng)

• (antonym(s) of “easterly wind”): 西風／西风 (xīfēng), (literary, figurative) 終風／终风 (zhōngfēng)
• (antonym(s) of “spring wind”): 西風／西风 (xīfēng)
• (antonym(s) of “favourable situation”): 西風／西风 (xīfēng)

東風

1. (～社區) Dongfeng (a residential community of Lucheng, Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China)
2. (～村) Dongfeng (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

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東風

Wikipedia ^ja

*⟨ko₁ti⟩ → */kʷoti/*⟨ko₂ti⟩ → */kəti/ → /kot͡ɕi/

From Old Japanese.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

The final chi is cognate with the -te in 疾風 (hayate, “gale”).

• (Tokyo) こち (Atamadaka – )^[1]
• IPA^(key):

東風(こち) • (kochi) 

1. an easterly, wind blowing from the east

東風(こち) • (Kochi) 

1. a surname

Compound of 東風 (kochi, see above) +‎ 風 (kaze, “wind”).

東風(こちかぜ) • (kochikaze) 

1. an easterly, wind blowing from the east

Compound of 東 (higashi, “east”) +‎ 風 (kaze, “wind”).

• (Tokyo) ひがしかぜ (Heiban – )^[1]
• (Tokyo) ひがしかぜ (Nakadaka – )^[1]
• IPA^(key):

東(ひがし)風(かぜ) • (higashikaze) 

1. an easterly, wind blowing from the east

   Antonym: 西風 (nishikaze)

東(ひがし)風(かぜ) • (Higashikaze) 

1. a surname

From 東 (higashi, “east”) +‎ 風 (fū, “style”).

東(ひがし)風(ふう) • (higashifū) 

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Antonym: 西風 (nishifū)

Compound of 東 (azuma, “east”, archaic) +‎ 風 (kaze, “wind”).

東(あずま)風(かぜ) • (Azumakaze) ^{←あづまかぜ (Adumakaze)?}

1. a surname

From Middle Chinese 東風 (MC tuwng pjuwng).

• (Tokyo) とーふう (Heiban – )^[1]
• IPA^(key):

東(とう)風(ふう) • (tōfū) 

1. an easterly, wind blowing from the east

   Antonym: 西風 (seifū)

2. spring winds

   Synonym: 春風 (harukaze)

• 熱(ねっ)帯(たい)東(とう)風(ふう) (nettai tōfū)
• 偏(へん)東(とう)風(ふう) (hentōfū)

• 馬(ば)耳(じ)東(とう)風(ふう) (bajitōfū)

東(とう)風(ふう) • (Tōfū) 

1. a placename, especially Dongfeng in China

• あいの風(かぜ) (ai no kaze), あえの風(かぜ) (ae no kaze), both derived from Old Japanese 東風 (ayu)

東風 (ayu) (kana あゆ)

1. an easterly (wind blowing from the east)

• 東風の風 (ayu no₂ kaze)

• Japanese: あいの風 (ai no kaze), あえの風 (ae no kaze)

The final ti is likely cognate with classical Japanese 疾風 (hayachi), modern 疾風 (hayate, “gale”).

東風 (*KOTI) (kana こち)

1. an easterly (wind blowing from the east)

• 朝東風 (*asaGOTI)

• Japanese: 東風 (kochi)