風月

Chinese

		wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	moon; month
trad. (風月)		風	月
simp. (风月)		风	月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēngyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ jyut⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fûng-ngie̍t / fûng-ngia̍t
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hong-goa̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēngyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fongyuè
    • Wade–Giles: fêng¹-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: fēng-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengyueh
    • Palladius: фэнъюэ (fɛnʺjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fung¹ jyut⁶
    • Yale: fūng yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 風月／风月 風穴／风穴

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fûng-ngie̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: fung´ ngied
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fung¹ ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /fuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯et̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fûng-ngia̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: fung´ ngiad
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fung¹ ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /fuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯at̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-goa̍t
    • Tâi-lô: hong-gua̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: honggoat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ ɡuat̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuat̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuat̚⁴/

Etymology 1

Noun

風月

1. (literally) gentle breeze and bright moonlight
2. (figurative) scene; beautiful scenery
3. (figurative) romance; love; lovemaking
4. (figurative, literary) brothel; whorehouse
5. (figurative, literary) prostitute

Adjective

風月

1. (figurative, literary) libertine; unrestrained
2. (figurative, literary, of talk, etc.) small; petty

Verb

風月

1. (figurative, literary) to visit prostitutes

Derived terms

• 止談風月／止谈风月
• 無邊風月／无边风月
• 笑傲風月／笑傲风月
• 調風月／调风月
• 霸王風月／霸王风月
• 風月債／风月债
• 風月區／风月区 (fēngyuèqū)
• 風月場／风月场
• 風月場所／风月场所
• 風月子弟／风月子弟
• 風月寶鑑／风月宝鉴
• 風月常新／风月常新
• 風月所／风月所
• 風月故事／风月故事
• 風月清照／风月清照
• 風月無邊／风月无边
• 風月窩／风月窝
• 風月筆墨／风月笔墨

 

Etymology 2

Proper noun

風月

1. (historical) Ventôse (the sixth month of the French Republican Calendar)

See also

• (French Republican Calendar months) 法國共和曆月份／法国共和历月份; 葡月 (Púyuè), 霧月／雾月 (Wùyuè), 霜月 (Shuāngyuè), 雪月 (Xuěyuè), 雨月 (Yǔyuè), 風月／风月 (Fēngyuè), 芽月 (Yáyuè), 花月 (Huāyuè), 牧月 (Mùyuè), 穫月／获月 (Huòyuè), 熱月／热月 (Rèyuè), 果月 (Guǒyuè) ^{(Category: zh:Months)}