起風

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (起風)		起	風
simp. (起风)		起	风

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qǐfēng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄥ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qi³ fong¹

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): qǐfèn
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² fung¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hí-fûng

(Hailu, HRS): hi^ˊ fung^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): hi³ fung¹
Jin (Wiktionary): qi² feng¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khí-hong / khí-hoang

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki² huang¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵chi-fon; ⁵chi ¹fon
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): qi³ hong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐfong
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-fêng¹
  - Yale: chǐ-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiifeng
  - Palladius: цифэн (cifɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qi³ fong¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kifung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³ foŋ⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: qǐfèn [Phonetic: qífèn]
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): qi³ fen¹ [Phonetic: qi² fen¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi¹¹⁻¹² fə̃³¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² fung¹
  - Yale: héi fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-fûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˋ fung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ fuŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˊ fung^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴⁻³³ fuŋ⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: hi³ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ fʊŋ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qi² feng¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³ fəŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-hong
  - Tâi-lô: khí-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy'hofng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Longyan): /kʰi²¹ hoŋ³³⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-hoang
  - Tâi-lô: khí-huang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy'hoafng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huaŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki² huang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí huang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ huaŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chi-fon; ⁵chi ¹fon
  - MiniDict: chi^去 fon; chi^去 fon^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qi-fon; ²qi ¹fon
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³³ foŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ foŋ⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: qi³ hong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi⁴¹ xʊŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕʰi⁴¹ xən³³/

Verb

起風

(impersonal) the wind becomes stronger; wind is picking up
起風了。／起风了。 ― Qǐfēng le. ― The wind is picking up.
(Zhangzhou Hokkien, intransitive) to rut; to be on heat (of animals)

Synonyms

(the wind becomes stronger): (Hakka) 發風／发风; (Teochew) 浮風／浮风