風球

Chinese

		wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	ball; sphere
trad. (風球)		風	球
simp. (风球)		风	球

Etymology

In the past, this term was referring to the physical signs hoisted on the observatory and places near the seaside when there were typhoons.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēngqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ kau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēngqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fongcióu
  - Wade–Giles: fêng¹-chʻiu²
  - Yale: fēng-chyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengchyou
  - Palladius: фэнцю (fɛncju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung¹ kau⁴
  - Yale: fūng kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ kau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ keo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

風球

(chiefly Hong Kong, Macau) tropical cyclone warning signal

See also

掛波／挂波 (gwaa³ bo¹, “to have a typhoon warning signal issued”)
落波 (lok⁶ bo¹, “to have a typhoon warning signal cancelled”)

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