风流 (fēng liú) — talented and unconventional (in a refined, artistic way); romantic and charming; dissolute or loose (negative connotation)
Definition
风流 covers two opposite sides of a charming person: a refined, talented, unconventional 'rakish' charm (often literary), or, negatively, dissolute/loose behavior. Lighter and more literary than 浪漫 (which is purely the romantic, dreamy sense).
adjective
talented and unconventional (in a refined, artistic way)romantic and charmingdissolute or loose (negative connotation)
Examples
- 风流，。Zhè wèi shī rén yǐ fēng liú cái zǐ zhù chēng, zuò pǐn liú chuán qiān gǔ.This poet is known as a talented and unconventional scholar, and his works have been passed down through the ages.
- 风流，。Tā nián qīng shí shí fēn fēng liú, xǔ duō nǚ zǐ dōu wèi tā qīng dǎo.He was very romantic and charming when young, and many women were captivated by him.
- 风流，。Nà bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le yí gè fēng liú chéng xìng de guì zú, zuì zhōng zì shí qí guǒ.That novel depicts a dissolute aristocrat who eventually reaps what he sows.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
风流 pictures 风 (wind) as 流 (flowing), extending from the image of wind moving to a free, romantic, or unconventional manner.
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