英伦风

英倫風

yīnglúnfēng

noun

Meanings

1 British style
2 English-countryside / Anglophile look

Characters

England / English

(phonetic, as in 伦敦 London)

Examples

他今天穿了一身英伦风，格子西装加领结。

Tā jīntiān chuān le yī shēn yīnglúnfēng, gézi xīzhuāng jiā lǐngjié.

He wore a full British-style look today: a plaid suit with a bow tie.

这家咖啡馆走的是复古英伦风。

Zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn zǒu de shì fùgǔ yīnglúnfēng.

This café goes for a retro British style.

Tips

culture

Chinese fashion shorthand for 'Brit-chic': tweed, plaid, trench coats, Oxfords, Burberry-ish palette. Sibling of 日系 (Japanese style), 韩系 (Korean style), 美式 (American style).

memory

英伦 is a poetic Chinese word for Britain/England; 风 = style. Same 伦 is in 伦敦 (London).

Stroke Order

英 yīng

伦 lún

风 fēng