autumn wind; Western culture; decadent forces
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autumn wind; westerly wind (literary)
literaryUsed in classical and modern literary contexts to describe the autumn wind, often associated with decline, sorrow, or the changing seasons.
Last night the west wind withered the green trees; alone I climb the high tower to gaze at the road that fades into the horizon.
The west wind blew, and fallen leaves covered the ground.
noun
Western culture; Western customs; occidental influences
formalOften used in the phrase 西风东渐 (Western influence gradually spreading to the East) to describe the historical introduction of Western ideas, technology, and culture into China and Asia.
As the western wind blew eastward, Western science and technology gradually entered China.
He studies the history of the period when Western influence spread to the East.
noun
decadent forces; declining power; reactionary势力 (metaphorical)
literaryA political and literary metaphor, famously used by Mao Zedong in the phrase 东风压倒西风 (the East wind prevails over the West wind), symbolizing the decline of imperialist or reactionary forces versus rising revolutionary forces.
The East wind overwhelms the West wind; this is an irreversible trend.
The west wind and the dying sun shine upon the Han dynasty's mausoleums (symbolizing decline).