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

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• 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/
• 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/

Idiom

傷風敗俗

1. (derogatory) to corrupt public morals [from mid-6th century]

   • 傷風敗俗，傳笑四方，非細事也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     伤风败俗，传笑四方，非细事也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     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!

   • 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.]
     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.]

     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.