微風

See also: 微风

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (微風)		微	風
simp. (微风)		微	风

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēifēng, wéifēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ fung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēifēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weifong
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-fêng¹
    • Yale: wēi-fēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueifeng
    • Palladius: вэйфэн (vɛjfɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéifēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéifong
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-fêng¹
    • Yale: wéi-fēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weifeng
    • Palladius: вэйфэн (vɛjfɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ fung¹
    • Yale: mèih fūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ fung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ fung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

微風

1. breeze
2. (meteorology) light wind

Synonyms

• 和風／和风 (héfēng)
• 清風／清风 (qīngfēng)
• 輕風／轻风 (qīngfēng)
• (Xuzhou Mandarin) 風絲兒／风丝儿
• (Ürümqi Mandarin) 風風子／风风子
• (Hakka) 細風／细风
• (Huizhou) 風圾／风圾
• (Xinzhou Jin) 風孩兒／风孩儿, 風兒子／风儿子
• (Leizhou Min, Eastern Min) 風囝／风囝
• (Hokkien) 微微仔風／微微仔风

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
微	風
そよ Grade: S	かぜ Grade: 2
irregular	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
そよ風

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そよ​かぜ [sòyóꜜkàzè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [so̞jo̞ka̠ze̞]

Noun

微(そよ)風(かぜ) • (soyokaze) 

1. (meteorology) a breeze, a gentle to moderate wind

   Hypernym: 風 (kaze, “wind”)

Related terms

• そよそよ (soyosoyo)
• そよ吹(ふ)く (soyofuku)
• そよぐ (soyogu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
微	風
び Grade: S	ふう Grade: 2
kan’on	goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) びふう [bìfúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bʲiɸɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

微(び)風(ふう) • (bifū) 

1. (meteorology) a breeze, a gentle to moderate wind

   Hypernym: 風 (kaze, “wind”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
微	風

Noun

微風 • (mipung) (hangeul 미풍)

1. Hanja form^? of 미풍 (“breeze”).