上風 [－风]

Jyutping soeng6 fung1
Pinyin shàng fēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. on the up
  2. currently winning
  3. rising (in popularity etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    windward; direction from which the wind blows
  2. noun
    advantage; upper hand
    (syn.) 优势, 優勢
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    目前谁占上风？
    目前誰佔上風？
    mù qián shuí zhàn shàng fēng ？
    • Who has the edge now?
  2. Mandarin
    他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。
    他覺得自己佔了上風，但我反過來扭轉了局面。
    tā jué de zì jǐ zhàn le shàng fēng ， dàn wǒ fǎn guo lái niǔ zhuǎn liǎo jú miàn 。
    • He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    占上风
    佔上風
    zim3 soeng6 fung1
    • to be at an advantage; to have an edge
  2. Cantonese
    香港选手而家喺比赛占上风。
    香港選手而家喺比賽佔上風。
    hoeng1 gong2 syun2 sau2 ji4 gaa1 hai5 bei2 coi3 zim3 soeng6 fung1.
    • The Hong Kong representatives are in a dominant position in the competition now.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋见咗咁多个人，佢喺经验方面真系占尽上风。
    我哋見咗咁多個人，佢喺經驗方面真係佔盡上風。
    ngo5 dei2 gin3 zo2 gam3 do1 go3 jan4, keoi5 hai5 ging1 jim6 fong1 min6 zan1 hai6 zim3 zeon6 soeng6 fung1.
    • In terms of experience, she definitely has the edge over the other people that we interviewed.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    海上风大，保重身体。
    海上風大，保重身體。
    hǎi shàng fēng dà ， bǎo zhòng shēn tǐ ．
    • It can get windy on the ocean. Look after your health.
  2. Mandarin
    所以好的木头经过一、二十年存放，加上风吹雨打，反倒能让木头碳化效果更佳，……
    所以好的木頭經過一、二十年存放，加上風吹雨打，反倒能讓木頭碳化效果更佳，……
    suǒ yǐ hǎo de mù tóu jīng guò yī ， èr shí nián cún fàng ， jiā shàng fēng chuī yǔ dǎ ， fǎn dào néng ràng mù tóu tàn huà xiào guǒ gèng jiā ， ． ． ． ． ． ．
    • So after good timber is stored for ten to twenty years and battered by the wind and rain, carbonizing it could yield better results instead.