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東風
简 东风 · 繁 東風Mandarin · pinyin dōng fēng
Meanings
- easterly wind
- spring breeze
- (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances
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1–1 · dong1 feng1
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noun
- (meteorology) easterly (any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds))
- (literary, poetic) spring wind
- (figurative) favourable situation; momentum or driving force (e.g. of revolution)
name
- (～社區) Dongfeng (a residential community in Lucheng, Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China)
- (～村) Dongfeng (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)
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