屏風

See also: 屏风

Chinese

(standing) screen; get rid of; put aside
(standing) screen; get rid of; put aside; reject; keep control; hold back
 
wind; news; style
wind; news; style; custom; manner
 
trad. (屏風)
simp. (屏风)

Pronunciation


Noun

屏風

  1. folding screen (temporary partition) (Classifier: )
    屏風屏风  ―  fàng shàng píngfēng  ―  to put up a screen

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (屏風):
  • Japanese: 屏風(びょうふ) (byōfu)
  • Korean: 병풍(屛風) (byeongpung)
  • Vietnamese: bình phong (屏風)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
びょう
Hyōgai
ふ > ぶ
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
屛風 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 屏風 / 屏风 (beng pjuwng). Compare modern Mandarin 屏風 / 屏风 (píngfēng). First mention in Japanese recorded history was in reference to a gift in 686 from the Silla kingdom on the Korean peninsula.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) びょーぶ [byòóbú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲo̞ːbɯ̟]

Noun

(びょう)() • (byōbuびやうぶ (byaubu)?

  1. a folding screen

Usage notes

The byōbu is different from the 衝立障子 (tsuitate shōji, another kind of folding screen) in that the byōbu is made of solid panels typically covered in lacquer, gold leaf, or a painted scene, while the tsuitate shōji is made from panels of shōji (a screen covered in rice paper).

Derived terms

Idioms

  • 屏風(びょうぶ)商人(あきんど)(すぐ)にては()たぬ (byōbu to akindo wa sugu nite wa tatanu): "folding screens and business people don't get set up immediately" → setting up a folding screen or a business relationship takes time and preparation
  • 屏風(びょうぶ)商人(あきんど)()がらねば()()たず (byōbu to akindo wa magaraneba yo ni tatazu): "folding screens and business people won't stand in this world if they don't bend" → both folding screens and business people must be capable of bending (being flexible) if they are to stand up properly (be successful)
  • 屏風(びょうぶ)(かえ) (byōbu o kaesu): to knock something over flat, much as a folding screen will fall over
  • 屏風畳(びょうぶたたみ)炭油(すみあぶら) (byōbu tatami ni sumi abura): "folding screen / tatami mats, and charcoal / oil" → the various sundries needed for a household

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

屏風

  1. chữ Hán form of bình phong (screen; blind)