風禽

風禽

1. (literary) wind
2. (literary or Lichuan Gan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Raoping Hakka, Teochew) kite (toy)

   Alternative form: (Teochew) 風琴 / 风琴

   • Qing dynasty, 陳弘謀, editor, 養正遺䂓‎^[1]:

     無益之事。不可為。謂如賭博。籠養。打毬。踢毬。放風禽等事。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     无益之事。不可为。谓如赌博。笼养。打球。踢球。放风禽等事。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     Wúyì zhī shì. Bùkě wéi. Wèirú dǔbó. Lóngyǎng. Dǎqiú. Tīqiú. Fàng fēngqín děng shì. [Pinyin]

     Do not do useless things, such as gambling, keeping a bird, hitting a ball, kicking a ball, flying a kite, etc.

   • 1929, “正月”, in 金天民, editor, 《潮歌》, 南大書局, page 11:

     九月九，風禽斷綫半天走。 [Teochew, trad.]
     九月九，风禽断线半天走。 [Teochew, simp.]

     gao² ghuêh⁸ gao², huang¹ kim⁵ deng⁶ suan³ buan³ tin¹ zao². [Peng'im]

     On the ninth day of the ninth month, the kite string breaks and flies away into the sky.

• (wind): 風／风 (fēng)
• (kite):