粵

南naam4風fung1窗coeng1

simp南风窗
naam4 fung1 coeng1nán fēng chuāng

English

  1. South Reviews, a biweekly politics and economics magazine based in Guangzhou
  2. Windows open toward south is a reference to a good direction in "fung shui" or Chinese geomancy; in northern hemispheres, wind mainly blows from the south in summer and blows from north in winter, so windows toward south can bring southern cool wind in summer and keep away northern cold wind in winter. Literally: south wind window

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 向南嘅窗,華人視窗户向南為好風水;而北半球夏天多吹南風,冬天多吹北風,窗户向南有冬暖夏涼作用

Examples

  • 引伸指改革開放中,利用位於南方嘅香港引入資金去中國大陸嘅政策

    figuratively, money pouring in from Hong Kong to China under the open-door policy.

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

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