風球

Chinese

		wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	ball; sphere
trad. (風球)		風	球
simp. (风球)		风	球

Etymology

In the past, this term was referring to the physical signs hoisted on the observatory and places near the seaside when there were typhoons.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēngqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ kau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēngqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fongcióu
    • Wade–Giles: fêng¹-chʻiu²
    • Yale: fēng-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengchyou
    • Palladius: фэнцю (fɛncju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fung¹ kau⁴
    • Yale: fūng kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ keo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

風球

1. (chiefly Hong Kong, Macau) tropical cyclone warning signal

See also

• 掛波／挂波 (gwaa³ bo¹, “to have a typhoon warning signal issued”)
• 落波 (lok⁶ bo¹, “to have a typhoon warning signal cancelled”)