西北風 [－－风]

Jyutping sai1 bak1 fung1
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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Northwest wind; means 'air / nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northwest wind'
  2. Northwest wind: means 'air / nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northwest wind'
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    northwesterly (a persistent wind from the northwest)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    西北风
    西北風
    sai1 bak1 fung1
    • northeastern wind
  2. Cantonese
    阿松佢唔识煮饭又冇嗮杯面，今晚实系食西北风啦。
    阿松佢唔識煮飯又冇嗮杯麪，今晚實係食西北風啦。
    aa3 cung4 keoi5 m4 sik1 zyu2 faan6 jau6 mou5 saai3 bui1 min6, gam1 maan1 sat6 hai6 sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1 laa1.
    • A-chung can't cook and has run out of cup noodles. Tonight he's probably "having northwest wind" for dinner.
  3. Cantonese
    阿松夏天走去卖羽绒，实食西北风啦。
    阿松夏天走去賣羽絨，實食西北風啦。
    aa3 cung4 haa6 tin1 zau2 heoi3 maai6 jyu5 jung2, sat6 sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1 laa1.
    • A-chung is selling down feather jackets in summer. He won't be earning any money.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    因为田地被暴风毁掉，老百姓只能喝西北风。
    因為田地被暴風毀掉，老百姓只能喝西北風。
    yīn wèi tián dì bèi bào fēng huǐ diào ， lǎo bǎi xìng zhǐ néng hē xī běi fēng ．
    • Because the farmland was destroyed by the storms, the (ordinary) people have nothing to eat.