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东南西北

dōng nán xī běidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
east, south, west and north / all directions
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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-83a00ef18b91a996. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

東南西北 东南西北 [dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3] /east, south, west and north/all directions/

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Other forms in these source records: 東南西北

  • 东
    dōng

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

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 南
    nā

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]

    nán

    south

    Nán

    surname Nan

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

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

  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.