東風
Chinese edit
east | wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner | ||
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trad. (東風) | 東 | 風 | |
simp. (东风) | 东 | 风 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
東風
- easterly (a persistent wind from the east)
- (literary, poetic) spring wind
- (figurative) favourable situation; momentum or driving force (e.g. of revolution)
Usage notes edit
This word is commonly used in naming things in Mainland China because of a quotation from Mao Zedong.
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (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)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Proper noun edit
東風
- (~社區) Dongfeng (a residential community in Lucheng, Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China)
- (~村) Dongfeng (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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東 | 風 |
こち | |
Grade: 2 | Grade: 2 |
jukujikun |
*⟨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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
- 東風菜 (kochina)
- 東風の風 (kochi no kaze)
- 東風吹く風 (kochi fuku kaze)
- 青東風 (aokochi)
- 朝東風 (asagochi)
- いなさ東風 (inasagochi)
- 北東風 (kitagochi)
- 強東風 (tsuyogochi)
- 土用東風 (doyō kochi)
- 星の入り東風 (hoshi no irigochi)
- 真東風 (makochi)
- 南東風 (minamigochi)
- 夕東風 (yūgochi)
Proper noun edit
- a surname
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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東 | 風 |
Grade: 2 | かぜ Grade: 2 |
irregular | kun’yomi |
Compound of 東風 (kochi, see above) + 風 (kaze, “wind”).
Noun edit
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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東 | 風 |
ひがし Grade: 2 |
かぜ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 東 (higashi, “east”) + 風 (kaze, “wind”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) ひがしかぜ [hìgásh
íkázé] (Heiban – [0])[1] - (Tokyo) ひがしかぜ [hìgásh
íꜜkàzè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1] - IPA(key): [çiɡa̠ɕi̥ka̠ze̞]
Noun edit
東風 • (higashikaze)
Proper noun edit
東風 • (Higashikaze)
- a surname
Etymology 4 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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東 | 風 |
ひがし Grade: 2 |
ふう Grade: 2 |
jūbakoyomi |
From 東 (higashi, “east”) + 風 (fū, “style”).
Noun edit
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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.- Antonym: 西風 (nishifū)
Etymology 5 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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東 | 風 |
あずま Grade: 2 |
かぜ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 東 (azuma, “east”, archaic) + 風 (kaze, “wind”).
Proper noun edit
東風 • (Azumakaze) ←あづまかぜ (adumakaze)?
- a surname
Etymology 6 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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東 | 風 |
とう Grade: 2 |
ふう Grade: 2 |
kan’on | goon |
From Middle Chinese 東風 (MC tuwng pjuwng).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
- 熱帯東風 (nettai tōfū)
- 偏東風 (hentōfū)
Idioms edit
Proper noun edit
See also edit
- あいの風 (ai no kaze), あえの風 (ae no kaze), both derived from Old Japanese 東風 (ayu)
References edit
Old Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
東風 (ayu) (kana あゆ)
Derived terms edit
- 東風の風 (ayu no2 kaze)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
The final ti is likely cognate with classical Japanese 疾風 (hayachi), modern 疾風 (hayate, “gale”).
Noun edit
東風 (*KOTI) (kana こち)
Derived terms edit
- 朝東風 (*asaGOTI)
Descendants edit
- Japanese: 東風 (kochi)