望風

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

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• 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

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

Synonyms

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