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Chinese dictionary
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n.south (one of the four directions); direction to the right of sunrise
这间屋子朝南。
This room faces south.
破旧的南看台一定要重建。
The old south grandstand must be rebuilt.
哪边是南？
Which way is south?
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n.southern part of China; the south; (of China) regions south of the Yangtze River
南味
southern flavor
南货
native produce from south China
南菜北运
transport the vegetables of the south to the north
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Words and phrases with 南
- 南国[word]the southern part of the country
- 南朝[word]the Southern Dynasties , namely, the Song Dynasty , the Qi Dynasty , the Liang Dynasty and the Chen Dynasty
- 南京[word]capital city of Jiangsu Province
- 南瓜[word]pumpkin; large pulpy round fruit of the pumpkin
- 南面[word]south; be a ruler
- 南非[word]South Africa; the Republic of South Africa
- 南郊[word]southern outskirts
- 南洋[word]name for the coastal regions of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in the late Qing dynasty; old name for areas south beyond the South China Sea, including Malay Archipelago, Malay Peninsula and Indonesia
- 南下[word]travel down
- 南山可移[idiom]The southern mountain might be moved off .
- 南柯一梦[idiom]Nanke dream
- 南辕北辙[idiom]go south by driving the chariot north
- 南箕北斗[idiom]Winnowing-fan in the southern skies and Dipper in the northern skies
- 南征北讨[idiom]conquer north and south
- 南征北战[idiom]fight north and south
- 南面百城[idiom]holding a high official post, governing many places and possessing enormous wealth
- 南腔北调[idiom]with mixed accents
- 南来北往[idiom]going south and north