風雲

See also: 风云

Chinese

 
wind; news; style
wind; news; style; custom; manner
cloud; (abbr.) for Yunnan; surname
trad. (風雲)
simp. (风云)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • 1fon hhyn - newer;
  • 1fon hhion - older.

Noun

風雲

  1. (literally) wind and clouds; heavy wind and many clouds; storm
  2. (by extension, literary) meteorological conditions, such as eclipses or rainbows
  3. (figurative) the times, especially difficult or troubled times; turmoil; stormy situation
  4. (figurative, literary) battle array
  5. (figurative, literary) high ambition or goal; castle in the air
  6. (figurative, literary) high accomplishments and distinctions
  7. (figurative, literary) heights; high terrain or position

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (風雲):
  • Japanese: 風雲(ふううん) (fūun)
  • Korean: 풍운(風雲) (pung'un)
  • Vietnamese: phong vân (風雲)
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