Chinese Word Entry

風吹草動

Simplified Chinese form: 风吹草动

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): fēng chuī cǎo dòng
Definitions:
  1. lit grass stirring in the wind (idiom)

  2. fig the slightest whiff of trouble


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Chinese characters used in this word

wind, air, style, manner, manners, atmosphere, Kangxi radical 182
Readings
Mandarin: ㄈㄥ (fēng), ㄈㄥˋ (fèng), ㄈㄥˇ (fěng)
Cantonese: fung1
Japanese: フウ (fuu)、 フ (fu) / かぜ (kaze)、 かざ- (kaza-)
Korean: 풍 (pung)
Vietnamese: phong
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Semantic variant form:

blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke, brag, boast
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄨㄟ (chuī), ㄔㄨㄟˋ (chuì)
Cantonese: ceoi1
Japanese: スイ (sui) / ふ.く (fuku)
Korean: 취 (chwi)
Vietnamese: xuy, xúy
Variants
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grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft, straw, thatch
Readings
Mandarin: ㄘㄠˇ (cǎo), ㄗㄠˋ (zào)
Cantonese: cou2
Japanese: ソウ (sou) / くさ (kusa)、 くさ- (kusa-)、 -ぐさ (-gusa)
Korean: 초 (cho)
Vietnamese: thảo
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move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake, happen, movement, action
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ (dòng)
Cantonese: dung6
Japanese: ドウ (dou) / うご.く (ugoku)、 うご.かす (ugokasu)、 うごき (ugoki)
Korean: 동 (dong)
Vietnamese: động
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