東南西北
Chinese
| east | south | west | north | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東南西北) | 東 | 南 | 西 | 北 | |
| simp. (东南西北) | 东 | 南 | 西 | 北 | |
| anagrams | 東西南北／东西南北 南北東西／南北东西 | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): dōngnánxīběi
- (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dung1 naam4 sai1 bak1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tang-lâm-sai-pak
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dōngnánxīběi
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongnánsiběi
- Wade–Giles: tung1-nan2-hsi1-pei3
- Yale: dūng-nán-syī-běi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongnanshibeei
- Palladius: дуннаньсибэй (dunnanʹsibɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ nän³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 naam4 sai1 bak1
- Yale: dūng nàahm sāi bāk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 naam4 sai1 bak7
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 nam4 sei1 beg1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ naːm²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tang-lâm-sai-pak
- Tâi-lô: tang-lâm-sai-pak
- Phofsit Daibuun: danglamsai'pag
- IPA (Xiamen): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² sai⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /taŋ³³ lam²⁴⁻²² sai³³ pak̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lam¹³⁻²² sai⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ sai⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
東南西北
- (literally) east, south, west and north
- cootie catcher
Derived terms
- 不知東南西北 / 不知东南西北