南西

Chinese

south west
simp. and trad.
(南西) 		南 西
anagram 西南

Etymology

Shortened from 南京西路

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6noe-shi
      • MiniDict: noe去 shi
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3noe-xi
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /nø²² ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

南西

  1. (Shanghainese) an area of Shanghai which has been highly prosperous since the 40's

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南 西
なん
Grade: 2 		せい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) なんせー [nàńséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

南(なん)西(せい) • (nansei) 

  1. southwest

Coordinate terms

compass points: 方角 (hōgaku):  [edit]

北西 (hokusei)
西北 (seihoku) 		北 (kita) 北東 (hokutō)
東北 (tōhoku)
西 (nishi) 東 (higashi)
西南 (seinan)
南西 (nansei) 		南 (minami) 東南 (tōnan)
南東 (nantō)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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