防風

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
• Min Nan (POJ): hông-hong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fángfēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄈㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farngfeng
    • IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong⁴ fung¹
    • Yale: fòhng fūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong⁴ fung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong⁴ fung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (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/

Proper noun

防風

1. the name of a legendary leader

Noun

防風

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

Derived terms

歐防風／欧防风 (ōufángfēng)

防風林／防风林 (fángfēnglín)

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Japanese

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

Noun

防風 (hiragana ぼうふう, rōmaji bōfū)

1. protection against the wind; a windbreak

   防 (ぼう)風 (ふう)林 (りん)

   bōfūrin

   a shelterbelt

2. various medicinal plants in the Apiaceae / Umbelliferae family, especially Saposhnikovia divaricata