西風

See also: 西风

Chinese

		west	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (西風)		西	風
simp. (西风)		西	风

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīfēng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄈㄥ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai¹ fung¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai¹ fuung¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-fûng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sai-hong
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹shi-fon₁ / ¹si-fon₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sifong
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-fêng¹
  - Yale: syī-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shifeng
  - Palladius: сифэн (sifɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ fung¹
  - Yale: sāi fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhai¹ fuung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬai³³ fɵŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-fûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi^ˊ fung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-hong
  - Tâi-lô: sai-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sai'hofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sai⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sai³³ hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sai⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shi-fon₁
  - MiniDict: shi^平 fon^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-fon₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ foŋ²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹si-fon₁
  - MiniDict: si^平 fon^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /si⁴⁴ foŋ/

Middle Chinese: sej pjuwng

Rime
Character	西	風
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)	東 (2)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	先稽切	方戎切
Baxter	sej	pjuwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sei/	/pɨuŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/sei/	/piuŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/sɛi/	/piuŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɛj/	/puwŋ/
Li Rong	/sei/	/piuŋ/
Wang Li	/siei/	/pĭuŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/siei/	/pi̯uŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xī	fēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sai¹	fung¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*s-nˤər prəm/

(Zhengzhang): /*sɯːl plum/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	西	風
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xī	fēng
Middle Chinese	‹ sej ›	‹ pjuwng ›
Old Chinese	/*s-nˁər/	/*prəm/
English	west	wind (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	西	風
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	13236	2921
Phonetic component	西	凡
Rime group	微	侵
Rime subdivision	1	3
Corresponding MC rime	西	風
Old Chinese	/*sɯːl/	/*plum/

Noun

西風

westerly (a persistent wind from the west)
(literary, poetic) autumn wind
(figurative) decaying influences
Western social mores and culture

Synonyms

(westerly wind): (literary, figurative) 終風／终风 (zhōngfēng)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “westerly wind”): 東風／东风 (dōngfēng)
(antonym(s) of “autumn wind”): 東風／东风 (dōngfēng)
(antonym(s) of “decaying influences”): 東風／东风 (dōngfēng)

Derived terms

不是東風壓了西風，就是西風壓了東風 / 不是东风压了西风，就是西风压了东风
咆哮西風 / 咆哮西风 (páoxiāo xīfēng)
東風壓倒西風 / 东风压倒西风
西風帶 / 西风带
西風斜陽 / 西风斜阳
西風東漸 / 西风东渐
西風槽 / 西风槽
西風殘照 / 西风残照
西風波 / 西风波
西風漂流 / 西风漂流 (Xīfēng Piāoliú)
西風環流 / 西风环流
西風的話 / 西风的话
西風落葉 / 西风落叶
西風貫驢耳 / 西风贯驴耳

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
西	風
せい Grade: 2	ふう Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーふう [sèéfúú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɸɯ̟ː]

Noun

西(せい)風(ふう) • (seifū)

westerly; west wind
autumn wind

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
西	風
にし Grade: 2	かぜ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にしかぜ [nìshíkázé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕika̠ze̞]

Noun

西(にし)風(かぜ) • (nishikaze)

westerly; west wind

References

“西風”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
“西風” in Weblio Dictionary.