防風

See also: 防风

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (防風)		防	風
simp. (防风)		防	风

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fángfēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄈㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong⁴ fung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-hong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fángfēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄈㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fángfong
    • Wade–Giles: fang²-fêng¹
    • Yale: fáng-fēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farngfeng
    • Palladius: фанфэн (fanfɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong⁴ fung¹
    • Yale: fòhng fūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong⁴ fung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong⁴ fung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-hong
    • Tâi-lô: hông-hong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honghofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

防風

1. to protect against the wind

Noun

防風

1. Saposhnikovia divaricata
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) root of the above plant

Proper noun

防風

1. (Chinese mythology) Fangfeng

Derived terms

• 歐防風／欧防风 (ōufángfēng)
• 防風林／防风林 (fángfēnglín)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防	風
ぼう Grade: 5	ふう Grade: 2
goon

Noun

防(ぼう)風(ふう) or 防風(ボウフウ) • (bōfū) 

1. protection against the wind; a windbreak

   防風林(ぼうふうりん)

   bōfūrin

   a shelterbelt

2. Saposhnikovia divaricata
3. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Saposhnikovia divaricata used in medicine
4. (archaic) Synonym of 浜防風 (hama-bōfū, “beach silvertop, Glehnia littoralis”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• 伊吹防風(イブキボウフウ) (ibukibōfū)
• 蝦夷防風(エゾボウフウ) (ezobōfū)
• 河原防風(カワラボウフウ) (kawarabōfū)
• 牡丹防風(ボタンボウフウ) (botanbōfū)
• 浜防風(ハマボウフウ) (hamabōfū)
• 阿蘭陀防風(オランダボウフウ) (orandabōfū)