方位

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (方位)		方	位

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fāngwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄤㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ wai^6-2 / fong¹ wai⁶
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): horng¹ ui⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hong-ūi

(Teochew, Peng'im): huang¹ ui⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹faon-we₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fāngwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fangwèi
  - Wade–Giles: fang¹-wei⁴
  - Yale: fāng-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangwey
  - Palladius: фанвэй (fanvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fong¹ wai^6-2 / fong¹ wai⁶
  - Yale: fōng wái / fōng waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ wai^6-2 / fong¹ wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ wei^6-2 / fong¹ wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: horng¹ ui⁵ [Phonetic: horng² ui⁵]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ho̤ng-ūi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ui¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: horng¹ ui⁵ [Phonetic: horng² ui⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ui²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: hong-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hong'ui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huang¹ ui⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huang ūi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹faon-we₆
  - MiniDict: faon^平 we^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹faan-hhue₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /fɑ̃⁵⁵ ɦue²¹/

Noun

方位

points of the compass; position; place; direction; bearing
人體方位／人体方位 ― réntǐ fāngwèi ― body direction

Synonyms

方向 (fāngxiàng)
指向 (zhǐxiàng)
走向 (zǒuxiàng)

Derived terms

全方位 (quánfāngwèi)
方位格 (fāngwèigé)
方位角 (fāngwèijiǎo)
方位詞 / 方位词
胎方位 (tāifāngwèi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (方位):

→ Japanese: 方位(ほうい) (hōi)
→ Korean: 방위(方位) (bang'wi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方	位
ほう Grade: 2	い Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほーい [hóꜜòì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ho̞ːi]

Noun

方(ほう)位(い) • (hōi)

direction

Synonyms

方角(ほうがく) (hōgaku)