粵

風fung1骨gwat1

simp风骨
fung1 gwat1fēng gǔ

English

  1. strength of character
  2. vigorous style (of calligraphy)
  3. a strong character, with integrity and never bow to injustice; literally: wind and bone
  4. previously in China used as a term to assess calligraphy, painting or article, of prominent character and in strong stroke

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種堅強嘅品格,剛正嘅氣質,絕不向不公義嘅事低頭
  2. 古代中國品評書畫文章嘅用語,指作品個性突出、力量強烈

Examples

  • 文人風骨

    the strong character and integrity of scholars

  • 崢崢風骨

    a strong like metal character and integrity ----

  • 建安風骨

    Jian'an poetry (or Chien'an poetry)

  • 成一家風骨

    need to be strong in style and distinct enough when doing calligraphy, painting or article

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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