西北風

简 西北风 · 繁 西北風
Cantonese · source Jyutpingsai1 bak1 fung1#

Meanings · sai1 bak1 fung1

  1. Northwest wind; means 'air
  2. nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northwest wind'
Cantonese · source Jyutpingsai1 bak1 fung1#

Meanings · sai1 bak1 fung1

  1. Northwest wind: means 'air
  2. nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northwest wind'
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Same syllable, six tones

bak北bak1northbak2—bak3—bak4—bak5—bak6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: xi1 bei3 feng1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. northwesterly (a persistent wind from the northwest)
  2. (music) A genre of Chinese rock music that was popular in late 1980s, characterised by elements of folk music from Shaanxi, Shanxi and other north western regions, mixed with elements of rock music and pop music

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Exact source records & identity西北風 西北风 [xi1 bei3 feng1] {sai1 bak1 fung1} /Northwest wind; means 'air / nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northwest wind'/

SHA-256: 2a075d90cc305673894537c4502ee39522debfce9d0d1d8a58ee042c90697115

西北風 西北风 [xi1 bei3 feng1] {sai1 bak1 fung1} /Northwest wind: means 'air / nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northwest wind'/

SHA-256: 57ebd7af168ed1d8d861576ad9dc810d1ea5cc4ed08fd1de45cdb642f29898a3