# 風神
## Chinese

* 風神

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fēngshén
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fung$^1$ san$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fûng-sṳ̀n
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hong-sîn
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$fon-zen
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fēngshén
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fongshén
*** Wade–Giles: fêng$^1$-shên$^2$
*** Yale: fēng-shén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengshern
*** Palladius: фэншэнь (fɛnšɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$封神 風神／风神
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fung$^1$ san$^4$
*** Yale: fūng sàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fung$^1$ san$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fung$^1$ sen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$封臣 風神／风神
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fûng-sṳ̀n
*** Hakka Romanization System: fung$^ˊ$ siin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fung$^1$ sin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fuŋ²⁴ sɨn¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-sîn
*** Tâi-lô: hong-sîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hongsiin
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ sin²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$fon-zen
*** MiniDict: fon$^平$ zen
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$fon-zen
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /foŋ⁵⁵ zən²¹/

### Noun

風神
* god of wind
* Alternative form of 豐神／丰神 (fēngshén, “bearing; manner; demeanour”)
* (Hokkien) braggart; boaster

#### Synonyms

* (braggart):
* 吹牛大王 (chuīniú dàwáng)
* 大炮 (dàpào) (figurative)
* 大炮仙 (dàpàoxiān) (Malaysia, Singapore)
* 牛皮大王 (niúpí dàwáng)
* 老牛三 ($^6$lau-gnieu-se) (Wu)
* 老牛屄 ($^6$lau-gnieu-pi) (Wu)
* 風龜神／风龟神 (Hokkien)

### Verb

風神
* (Hokkien) to brag; to talk big; to boast

#### Synonyms

* 口大 (kǒudà) (obsolete)
* 吹 (chuī) (colloquial)
* 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
* 吹水 (chuīshuǐ) (chiefly Cantonese)
* 吹牛 (chuīniú) (colloquial)
* 吹牛三 ($^1$tshy $^6$gnieu-se) (Wu)
* 吹牛屄 (chuīniúbī)
* 吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí) (colloquial)
* 呾卵話／呾卵话 (dan$^3$ lang$^6$ uê$^7$) (Teochew)
* 喝仙 (hoah-sian) (Hokkien)
* 嗙虎膦 (phâng-fú-lín) (Southern Sixian Hakka)
* 嗙雞胲／嗙鸡胲 (phâng-kiê-kôi) (Hakka)
* 好臉／好脸 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 拉空 (la$^1$ kang$^1$) (Teochew)
* 拉誧／拉𰵩 (la$^1$ pu$^2$) (Teochew)
* 放空 (pàng-khang) (Hokkien)
* 放臭屁 (pàng-chhàu-phùi) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 放風球／放风球 (pàng-hoang-kiû) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 放風龜／放风龟 (pàng-hong-ku) (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 歕雞胲／𬅫鸡胲 (phùn-kiê-kôi) (Zhao'an Hakka)
* 歕雞胿／𬅫鸡胿 (pûn-ke-kui) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 白話／白话 (báihua) (regional)
* 相空 (siàng-khang) (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 矜人 (jīnrén) (literary)
* 紅膏／红膏 (Puxian Min)
* 練扇空／练扇空 (liān-siàn-khang) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 膨風／膨风 (phòng-hong) (Hokkien)
* 自矜 (zìjīn)
* 自誇／自夸 (zìkuā)
* 自詡／自诩 (zìxǔ)
* 表功 (biǎogōng) (to brag about one's contributions)
* 誇／夸 (kuā)
* 誇口／夸口 (kuākǒu)
* 誇喙／夸喙 (kuă-*chói) (Eastern Min)
* 誇耀／夸耀 (kuāyào)
* 說大話／说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
* 講嘐潲話／讲嘐潲话 (kóng hau-siâu-uē) (Hokkien)
* 講空／讲空 (kàng-khang) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
* 車大炮／车大炮 (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew)
* 風龜／风龟 (hong-ku) (Hokkien)
* 鼓吹 (gǔchuī)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 說大話, 誇口, 吹噓, 誇口, 矜人, 自誇, 自詡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 吹牛, 說大話, 吹大炮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 吹大氣兒, 吹牛屄, 吹呼, 吹著嘮, 誇嘴, 吹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 吹牛, 說大話 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 吹牛屄, 吹牛兒, 吹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 吹牛屄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 吹牛, 吹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 吹牛屄, 吹牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 斬大話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 吹牛屄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 吹牛屄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 衝殼子, 吹殼子, 吹牛殼, 衝牛殼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 吹牛, 吹牛屄, 吹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 吹牛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 講大話, 放葫蘆, 吹牛觱, 車大炮, 吹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 車大炮, 吹, 吹水 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 吹牛, 車大炮 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 放葫蘆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 吹牛屄 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 吹膨兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 吹蒙子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 車大炮 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 歕雞胲, 嗙虎膦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 吹牛, 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙屙膿膿 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 膨風, 嗙雞胲, 講天缺, 落下頷, 屙痢屙肚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 膨風, 歕雞胲, 臭彈, 落下頷, 屙膿屙血 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 吹牛屄, 吹卵脬, 吹 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 吹牛屄 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 吹達, 吹牛屄 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 誇喙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 放風龜, 相空, 歕風, 歕雞胿, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 放風球, 講空, 歕風, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 風龜, 風神, 風龜神, 相空, 練扇空, 歕風, 歕雞胿, 放空, 膨風, 喝仙, 喝 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 臭彈, 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 臭彈, 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 臭彈 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 歕雞胿, 烏白講 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 臭彈, 歕雞胿, 膨風, 畫虎𡳞, 放臭屁 GT, 放屁 GT, 講大聲話 GT |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 歕雞胿, 膨風 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 歕雞胿 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 好臉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 好臉 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 喝仙, 放風 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 呾大話, 車大炮, 拉空, 拉誧 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 呾大話, 車大炮, 拉空, 拉誧, 喝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 好臉 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吹牛屄, 吹牛三 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 吹牛屄 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 吹牛屄, 吹牛三, 牛屄 |
| Wu | Danyang | 吹牛屄 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 吹牛屄 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 吹牛屄, 扯蛋, 扯老蛋, 講大話 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 吹牛皮 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

### Adjective

風神
* (Hakka) majestic; awe-inspiring

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 風神(ふうじん) (fūjin)
* → Korean: 풍신(風神) (pungsin)
* → Vietnamese: phong thần (風神)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 風 | 神 |
| ふう Grade: 2 | じん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 風神 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 風神 (MC pjuwng zyin). Compare modern Mandarin 風神／风神 (fēngshén).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ふうじん [fùújíń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɸɯ̟ːʑĩɴ]

### Proper noun

風(ふう)神(じん) • (Fūjin)
* (Japanese mythology, Shinto): the Japanese god of the wind

#### See also

* 迦(か)具(ぐつ)土(ち) (Kagutsuchi): Shintō god of the forge
* 天(てん)神(じん) (Tenjin): the gods of the heavens
* 雷(らい)神(じん) (Raijin): the god of thunder
* 土(ど)神(じん) (Dojin): the god of the land or soil
* 水(すい)神(じん) (Suijin): the god of water
* 火(か)神(じん) (Kajin): the god of fire

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* 神風