风光 fēngguāng scene
scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)
How to remember 风光: 风 wind + 光 light = scene.
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How it is used
- Scenery, a view - 湖边风光 (húbiān fēngguāng) lakeside scenery, 风光秀丽 (fēngguāng xiùlì) beautiful landscape.
- Also colloquial for being in the limelight / doing well - 风光一时 (fēngguāng yìshí) to have one's moment of glory.
- The two senses-landscape and social "shine"-are both common.