秋風掃落葉

秋風掃落葉

See also: 秋风扫落叶

Chinese

FWOTD – 1 July 2018

		autumn wind; fall wind	broom; to sweep	fallen leaves; to lose leaves
trad. (秋風掃落葉)		秋風	掃	落葉
simp. (秋风扫落叶)		秋风	扫	落叶
Literally: “The autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiūfēng sǎo luòyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ fung¹ sou³ lok⁶ jip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiūfēng sǎo luòyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chioufeng sao luohyeh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau¹ fung¹ sou³ lok⁶ jip⁶
    • Yale: chāu fūng sou lohk yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ fung¹ sou³ lok⁹ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ fung¹ sou³ log⁶ yib⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³ lɔːk̚² jiːp̚²/

Idiom

秋風掃落葉

1. (figuratively) to take by storm; to blow away (in a competition); to blow out of the water

   • 中國羽球出線無懸念　擊敗對手如「秋風掃落葉」 [MSC, trad.]
     中国羽球出线无悬念　击败对手如“秋风扫落叶” [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2004: Mao Xuanlei (毛煊磊), www.sportsonline.com.cn

     Zhōngguó yǔqiú chūxiàn wú xuánniàn; jībài duìshǒu rú “qiūfēng sǎo luòyè” [Pinyin]

     Chinese badminton team wins hands down, blows their opponents out of the water