吹雪

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	snow
trad. (吹雪)		吹	雪
simp. #(吹雪)		吹	雪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīxuě

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ syut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīxuě
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueisyuě
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-hsüeh³
    • Yale: chwēi-sywě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueisheue
    • Palladius: чуйсюэ (čujsjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ syut³
    • Yale: chēui syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ syːt̚³/

Noun

吹雪

1. (meteorology) drifting snow or blowing snow

Derived terms

• 低吹雪
• 高吹雪

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吹	雪
ふぶき
Grade: S	Grade: 2
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
乱吹 吹雪き

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 吹雪く (fubuku, “to blow violently (said of wind); to blow a snowstorm”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 吹雪 (chuīxuě).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふぶき [fúꜜbùkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟bɯ̟kʲi]

Noun

吹雪(ふぶき) • (fubuki) 

1. a blizzard, a snowstorm

   Synonyms: ブリザード (burizādo), 暴風雪 (bōfūsetsu), 雪嵐 (yukiarashi), 雪吹雪 (yuki fubuki)

   私(わたし)たちは山(やま)で厳(きび)しい吹雪(ふぶき)に見舞(みま)われた。

   Watashitachi wa yama de kibishii fubuki ni mimawareta.

   We encountered a severe blizzard on the mountain.

2. many flat objects blown away by the wind, like snowflakes in a blizzard

   花(はな)吹雪(ふぶき)

   hanafubuki

   a flurry of cherry blossoms

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 吹雪(ふぶき)和(あ)え (fubuki-ae)
• 吹雪(ふぶきの)松(まつ) (fubuki no matsu)
• 吹雪(ふぶき)花(ばな) (fubukibana)
• 吹雪(ふぶき)月(づき) (Fubukizuki)
• 桜(さくら)吹雪(ふぶき) (sakura fubuki)
• 紙(かみ)吹雪(ふぶき) (kami fubuki)
• 地(じ)吹雪(ふぶき) (ji fubuki)
• 匂(におい)吹雪(ふぶき) (nioi fubuki)
• 花(はな)吹雪(ふぶき) (hana fubuki)
• 雪(ゆき)吹雪(ふぶき) (yuki fubuki)

Proper noun

吹雪(ふぶき) • (Fubuki) 

1. a Harusame-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War

   Hypernym: 春雨 (Harusame)

2. a class of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Fubuki-class destroyer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
3. a Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Japanese destroyer Fubuki (1927) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
4. a female given name