口風

See also: 口风

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (口風)		口	風
simp. (口风)		口	风
anagram		風口／风口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒufēng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² fung¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵kheu-fon₁ / ³khe-fon₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒufēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄈㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒufong
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³-fêng¹
  - Yale: kǒu-fēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooufeng
  - Palladius: коуфэн (koufɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² fung¹
  - Yale: háu fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kheu-fon₁
  - MiniDict: kheu^去 fon^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kheu-fon₁
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰɤ³³ foŋ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ³khe-fon₁
  - MiniDict: khe^上 fon^平
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /kʰe¹³ foŋ⁵³/

Noun

口風

meaning behind the words; undertone; implied meaning; undercurrent
探探他的口风 ― tàn tàn tā de kǒufēng ― to sound him out
(music) strength and speed of air blown into the woodwind instrument

Synonyms

口氣／口气 (kǒuqì)

Related terms

口氣／口气 (kǒuqì)
口吻 (kǒuwěn)