南方

Chinese

		south	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad. (南方)		南	方

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): nánfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nan² fang¹

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): нанфон (nanfon, I-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): naam⁴ fong¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): nam³ fong¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): nàm-fông

(Hailu, HRS): nam fong^ˋ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): nang² horng¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lâm-hong / lâm-hng

(Teochew, Peng'im): lam⁵ hng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nánfāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nánfang
  - Wade–Giles: nan²-fang¹
  - Yale: nán-fāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanfang
  - Palladius: наньфан (nanʹfan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    南方
    男方
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nan² fang¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lanfang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nan²¹ faŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: нанфон (nanfon, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /næ̃²⁴ fɑŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ fong¹
  - Yale: nàahm fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ fong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ fong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    南方
    男方
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: nam³ fong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ⁿdam²² fɔŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nàm-fông
  - Hakka Romanization System: nam^ˇ fong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nam² fong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ foŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: nam fong^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /nam⁵⁵ foŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: nang² horng¹ [Phonetic: nang⁵ ngorng¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: náng-ho̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^(h-)ŋɒŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: nang² horng¹ [Phonetic: nang⁵ ngorng¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^(h-)ŋɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-hong
  - Tâi-lô: lâm-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lamhofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-hng
  - Tâi-lô: lâm-hng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lamhngf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² hŋ̍³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lam⁵ hng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lâm hng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: nom pjang

Rime
Character	南	方
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	覃 (159)	陽 (106)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	那含切	府良切
Baxter	nom	pjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/nʌm/	/pʉɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/nəm/	/pʷiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/nɒm/	/piuɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/nəm/	/puaŋ/
Li Rong	/nᴀm/	/piuaŋ/
Wang Li	/nɒm/	/pĭwaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/năm/	/piwaŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	nán	fāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	naam⁴	fong¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*nˤ[ə]m C-paŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*nuːm paŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	南	方
Reading #	1/1	1/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	nán	fāng
Middle Chinese	‹ nom ›	‹ pjang ›
Old Chinese	/*nˁ[ə]m/	/*C-paŋ/
English	south	square
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	南	方
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	9355	3023
Phonetic component	南	方
Rime group	侵	陽
Rime subdivision	2	0
Corresponding MC rime	南	方
Old Chinese	/*nuːm/	/*paŋ/
Notes		甲金文象槳即榜初文，下初爲單筆，猶旂左初亦作單杆

Noun

南方

south
southern part (of a country)
中國南方喀斯特／中国南方喀斯特 ― Zhōngguó nánfāng kāsītè ― The South China Karst

聖特羅佩是一個位於法國南方的富人小鎮。 [MSC, trad.]
圣特罗佩是一个位于法国南方的富人小镇。 [MSC, simp.]
Shèngtèluópèi shì yīge wèiyú Fǎguó nánfāng de fùrén xiǎozhèn. [Pinyin]
St Tropez is a wealthy town in the south of France.
(specifically) southern China (usually referring to the area to the south of the Yellow River)
他是南方人，所以一張口說話就帶有南方口音。 [MSC, trad.]
他是南方人，所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā shì nánfāngrén, suǒyǐ yī zhāngkǒu shuōhuà jiù dàiyǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn. [Pinyin]
He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.

Synonyms

(south): 南邊／南边 (nánbiān), 南面 (nánmiàn); (Cantonese) 南便; (Hakka) 南片; (Hokkien, Teochew) 南爿

Derived terms

南方人 (nánfāngrén)
南方巨獸龍 / 南方巨兽龙 (nánfāngjùshòulóng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (南方):

→ Japanese: 南方(なんぽう) (nanpō)
→ Korean: 남방(南方) (nambang)
→ Vietnamese: nam phương (南方)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
南	方
なん Grade: 2	ほう > ぽう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なんぽー [nàńpóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [nã̠mpo̞ː]

Noun

南(なん)方(ぽう) • (nanpō) ^{←なんはう (nanfau)^?}

south, southern area
countries to the south of Japan, such as Southeast Asia

Related terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
南	方
みなみ Grade: 2	かた Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲina̠mʲika̠ta̠]

Noun

南(みなみ)方(かた) • (minamikata)

south (compass point, direction)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
南	方
みなみ > みな Grade: 2	かた Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲina̠ka̠ta̠]

Noun

南(みな)方(かた) • (Minakata)

a surname

References

Korean

Hanja in this term
南	方

Noun

南方 • (nambang) (hangeul 남방)

hanja form^? of 남방 (“south, southern area”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
南	方

Noun

南方

chữ Hán form of nam phương (“south, southern area”)