風角

風角

See also: 风角

Chinese

		wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (風角)		風	角
simp. (风角)		风	角
Literally: “wind direction”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēngjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fēngjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengjeau
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fongjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: fêng1-chiao3
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

風角

1. A Chinese ancient traditional method of divination, using the "five musical notes" (五音) to divination the winds from the four directions to judge good or bad luck.

   風角，謂候四方四隅之風，以占吉凶也。 [MSC, trad.]
   风角，谓候四方四隅之风，以占吉凶也。 [MSC, simp.]

   Fēngjiǎo, wèi hòu sìfāng sìyú zhī fēng, yǐ zhàn jíxiōng yě. [Pinyin]

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Derived terms

風角鳥占／风角鸟占