食風

简 食风 · 繁 食風
Cantonese · source Jyutpingsik6 fung1

Meanings

  1. taking advantage of wind direction or speed
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Same syllable, six tones

sik色sik1colorsik2—sik3—sik4—sik5—食sik6to eat

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sik6 fung1

Cantonese word readings for 食風. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

  1. (Mainland China and Taiwanese Hokkien) to attract wind; to invite the wind (of a place)
  2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to be chilled by the wind
  3. (Cantonese) short for 食西北風/食西北风
  4. (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew in Malaysia and Singapore) to travel for fun; to go travelling; to go on holiday; to generally to live in luxury
  5. (Hainanese) to get a breath of fresh air
  6. (Philippine Hokkien) to eat spicy food

adj

  1. (Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien, of a place or an object) being blown by wind

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Exact source record & identity食風 食风 [shi2 feng1] {sik6 fung1} /taking advantage of wind direction or speed/

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