背風

Chinese

		learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (背風)		背	風
simp. (背风)		背	风

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèifēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄈㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ fung¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): poi-fûng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèifēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄈㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèifong
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-fêng¹
    • Yale: bèi-fēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyfeng
    • Palladius: бэйфэн (bɛjfɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ fung¹
    • Yale: bui fūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ fung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ fung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-fûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: boi fung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ fung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /poi̯⁵⁵ fuŋ²⁴/

Verb

背風

1. to be out of the wind; to be on the lee side; to be leeward

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 揜風／揜风

Derived terms

• 背風群島／背风群岛 (Bèifēng Qúndǎo)