食風
Chinese
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Etymology
Calque of Malay makan angin (“to eat wind”) for the fourth sense.
Pronunciation
Verb
食⫽風 (verb-object)
- (Mainland China and Taiwanese Hokkien) to attract wind; to invite the wind (of a place)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to be chilled by the wind
- (Cantonese) Short for 食西北風/食西北风.
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew in Malaysia and Singapore) to travel for fun; to go travelling; to go on holiday; to generally to live in luxury
- (Hainanese) to get a breath of fresh air
Synonyms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.