東西南北
See also: 东西南北
Chinese
| east and west; nearby; vicinity | north and south; distance from north to south; latitude span | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東西南北) | 東西 | 南北 | |
| simp. (东西南北) | 东西 | 南北 | |
| anagrams | 東南西北／东南西北 南北東西／南北东西 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): dōngxīnánběi
- (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dung1 sai1 naam4 bak1
- Hakka
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tang-sai-lâm-pak
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dōngxīnánběi
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongsinánběi
- Wade–Giles: tung1-hsi1-nan2-pei3
- Yale: dūng-syī-nán-běi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongshinanbeei
- Palladius: дунсинаньбэй (dunsinanʹbɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 sai1 naam4 bak1
- Yale: dūng sāi nàahm bāk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 sai1 naam4 bak7
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 sei1 nam4 beg1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ naːm²¹ pɐk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tûng-sî-nàm-pet
- Hakka Romanization System: dungˊ xiˊ namˇ bedˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: dung1 xi1 nam2 bed5
- Sinological IPA: /tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴ nam¹¹ pet̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: dungˋ siˋ nam bed
- Sinological IPA: /tuŋ⁵³ si⁵³ nam⁵⁵ pet⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tang-sai-lâm-pak
- Tâi-lô: tang-sai-lâm-pak
- Phofsit Daibuun: dangsailampag
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³⁻³³ pak̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ pak̚³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
東西南北
- east, west, south and north; everywhere; all corners of the world
- 2023 [1221], 丘處機, “Sighing Over My Life”, in Ruth W. Dunnell, Stephen H. West, Shao-yun Yang, transl., 長春真人西遊記 [Daoist Master Changchun's Journey to the West: To the Court of Chinggis Qan and Back], Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
- 丘也東西南北人
- Qiū yě dōngxī nánběi rén
- I, Qiu, am a person who has gone in every direction.
Derived terms
- 不問東西南北 / 不问东西南北
- 東西南北人 / 东西南北人
- 東西南北客 / 东西南北客
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 東 | 西 | 南 | 北 |
| とう Grade: 2 |
さい > ざい Grade: 2 |
なん Grade: 2 |
ほく > ぼく Grade: 2 |
| goon | |||
Etymology
Middle Chinese 東西南北, from 東西 (“east and west”) + 南北 (“north and south”)
Pronunciation
Noun
東西南北 • (tōzai nanboku)
- (literal) east, west, south and north
- (figurative) everywhere; all directions
See also
- 西南 (seinan)