Which one is the correct way to say autumn wind chimes 秋風鈴 or 秋の風鈴


I would like to know how to say "autumn wind chimes." Is it aki fuurin 秋風鈴 or
aki no fuurin 秋の風鈴? Or perhaps is it both correct? If it depends on the
context I just wanted to say autumn wind chimes as if I said spring wind
chimes or summer wind chimes it's not part of any other sentence.




In English, "Hollywood movie" makes perfect sense, but "Houston movie" is a
puzzling expression when used on its own. Likewise, saying 秋風鈴 without の
implies you are thinking it is a fixed idea, as a compound word. Generally
speaking, 秋風鈴 sounds puzzling because it is not a word Japanese people have
recognized.

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So, if you used 秋風鈴 without any context, people are going to ask you, **"
What's a 秋風鈴?"** If it is the title of a video with a story, and you can
confidently state your definition of 秋風鈴 in one or two sentences, then go
ahead and use it for that meaning in your work. If it's a new product name
(like "Apple Watch" or "Cup Noodle"), it makes sense, too. On the other hand,
if there is no special meaning and it's just some wind chime you saw in
autumn, you usually should not omit の.

There is indeed a song titled
[秋風鈴](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emxEZIEvWWo) by Maiko Fujita. By
intentionally giving a little puzzling title, I feel the lyricist is trying to
make you guess the metaphorical meaning of 秋風鈴 here. The audience ask
themselves "What is a 秋風鈴?", and they would notice the implication here is
"something left behind", or "someone forgotten", because a wind chime is
basically a symbol of summer.

