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东西方

dōng xī fāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
east and west / east to west
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1dc8e83499e65896. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

東西方 东西方 [dong1 xi1 fang1] /east and west/east to west/

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Other forms in these source records: 東西方

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 方
    fāng

    square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

    Fāng

    surname Fang

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.