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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
- 南宁[word]Nanning
- 南水北调[word]South-to-North water diversion
- 南方人[word]southerner
- 南朝[word]the Southern Dynasties , namely, the Song Dynasty , the Qi Dynasty , the Liang Dynasty and the Chen Dynasty
- 南斗[word]Southern Dipper
- 南岭[word]Nanling Mountains
- 南诏[word]Nanzhao
- 南唐[word]Southern Tang
- 南亚[word]South Asia
- 南风不竞[idiom]The opponent isn’t strong enough.
- 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
- 南山可移[idiom]The southern mountain might be moved off .
- 南征北战[idiom]fight north and south
- 南来北往[idiom]going south and north
- 南征北讨[idiom]conquer north and south
- 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