尘封 塵封

尘 塵

• 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
• 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
• 凡尘 凡塵 fán chén ㄈㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ faan4 can4 mundane world (in religious context)
• 前尘 前塵 qián chén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ cin4 can4 the past
• 尘世 塵世 chén shì ㄔㄣˊ ㄕˋ can4 sai3 (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world

封

• 信封 xìn fēng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄥ seon3 fung1 envelope
• 密封 mì fēng ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄥ mat6 fung1 to seal up
• 封建 fēng jiàn ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fung1 gin3 system of enfeoffment
• 封条 封條 fēng tiáo ㄈㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ fung1 tiu4 seal
• 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨㄛˇ fung1 so2 to blockade

• 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
• 风尘仆仆 風塵僕僕 fēng chén pú pú ㄈㄥ ㄔㄣˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄆㄨˊ fung1 can4 buk6 buk6 lit. covered in dust (idiom)
• 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society

• 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
• 原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng bù dòng ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ jyun4 fung1 bat1 dung6 lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom)