xī​běi​fēng

northwest wind

  • created sense approved 西北风/西北風 · xī​běi​fēng · northwest wind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    西北风 / 西北風

    xī​běi​fēng

    northwest wind

    a wind blowing from the northwest, often used to refer to a cold winter wind

    西北 (literal) → 西北 · xī​běi · northwest 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind

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  • created sense approved 西北风/西北風 · xī​běi​fēng · to have nothing to eat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    西北风 / 西北風

    xī​běi​fēng

    to have nothing to eat

    literally to feed on the northwest wind; a metaphor for having no food and going hungry

    西北 (literal) → 西北 · xī​běi · northwest 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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