秋風掃落葉

See also: 秋风扫落叶

Chinese

		autumn wind	broom; to sweep	fallen leaves; to lose leaves
trad. (秋風掃落葉)		秋風	掃	落葉
simp. (秋风扫落叶)		秋风	扫	落叶
Literally: “The autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiūfēng sǎo luòyè

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡㄈㄥㄙㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ fung¹ sou³ lok⁶ jip⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiūfēng sǎo luòyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡㄈㄥㄙㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chioufeng sao luohyeh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cau¹ fung¹ sou³ lok⁶ jip⁶
  - Yale: chāu fūng sou lohk yihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ fung¹ sou³ lok⁹ jip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ fung¹ sou³ log⁶ yib⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³ lɔːk̚² jiːp̚²/

Idiom

秋風掃落葉

(figuratively) to take by storm; to blow away (in a competition); to blow out of the water
- 中國羽球出線無懸念　擊敗對手如「秋風掃落葉」 [MSC, trad.]
  中国羽球出线无悬念　击败对手如“秋风扫落叶” [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2004: Mao Xuanlei (毛煊磊), www.sportsonline.com.cn
  Zhōngguó yǔqiú chūxiàn wú xuánniàn; jībài duìshǒu rú “qiūfēng sǎo luòyè” [Pinyin]
  Chinese badminton team wins hands down, blows their opponents out of the water

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