傷風敗俗
Chinese
| injure; injury; wound | wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner |
be defeated; to defeat; loss | vulgar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (傷風敗俗) | 傷 | 風 | 敗 | 俗 | |
| simp. (伤风败俗) | 伤 | 风 | 败 | 俗 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): shāngfēngbàisú
- (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄙㄨˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng1 fung1 baai6 zuk6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shāngfēngbàisú
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄙㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shangfongbàisú
- Wade–Giles: shang1-fêng1-pai4-su2
- Yale: shāng-fēng-bài-sú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shangfengbayswu
- Palladius: шанфэнбайсу (šanfɛnbajsu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ su³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng1 fung1 baai6 zuk6
- Yale: sēung fūng baaih juhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng1 fung1 baai6 dzuk9
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng1 fung1 bai6 zug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ paːi̯²² t͡sʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
傷風敗俗
- (derogatory) to corrupt public morals [from mid-6th century]
- 傷風敗俗，傳笑四方，非細事也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 819 February 11, Han Yu, On a Bone from Buddha’s Body（《論佛骨表》）, translated by H. A. Giles, 1922.
- Shāngfēngbàisú, chuánxiào sìfāng, fēi xì shì yě. [Pinyin]
- Thus would our traditions and customs be seriously injured, and ourselves become a laughing-stock on the face of the earth;―truly, no small matter!
伤风败俗，传笑四方，非细事也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- 兒女情多，風雲氣少，甚者為傷風敗俗之行，毒遍社會，曰：惟小說之故。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1902 November 14, Liang Qichao,《論小說與群治之關係》
- Érnǚqíng duō, fēngyúnqì shǎo, shènzhě wéi shāngfēngbàisú zhī xíng, dú biàn shèhuì, yuē: wéi xiǎoshuō zhī gù. [Pinyin]
- Excessive indulgence in romantic sentiments and a lack of heroic resolve have led, in some cases, to acts that damage morals and corrupt society. This pervasive harm is attributed to one cause: the influence of fiction.
儿女情多，风云气少，甚者为伤风败俗之行，毒遍社会，曰：惟小说之故。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]