地方

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

Noun

地方

1. (countable, uncountable) place; region; area (Classifier: 個／个 m; 笪 c)

   一個陌生的地方／一个陌生的地方  ―  yīge mòshēng de dìfang  ―  an unfamiliar place

   • 我在蒙自住過五個月，我的家也在那裡住過兩個月。我現在常常想起這個地方，特別是在人事繁忙的時候。蒙自小得好，人少得好。 [MSC, trad.]
     我在蒙自住过五个月，我的家也在那里住过两个月。我现在常常想起这个地方，特别是在人事繁忙的时候。蒙自小得好，人少得好。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《蒙自雜記》

     Wǒ zài Méngzì zhù guò wǔ ge yuè, wǒ de jiā yě zài nàlǐ zhù guò liǎng ge yuè. Wǒ xiànzài chángcháng xiǎngqǐ zhè ge dìfang, tèbié shì zài rénshì fánmáng de shíhou. Méngzì xiǎo de hǎo, rén shǎo de hǎo.

     I lived in Mengzi for five months, and my family two months. I often think of the place now, especially when my social life is busy. Mengzi is good because it's small and sparsely populated.

2. (countable, uncountable) part; location

   我這個地方有點疼。 [MSC, trad.]
   我这个地方有点疼。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zhège dìfang yǒu diǎn téng.

   I've got a pain here (lit.: in this place).

3. (countable, uncountable) part; aspect; something (about something) (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   • 但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方：他的從容，他的沉默，他的獨斷獨行，他的一去不回頭，都是力的表現，都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的，決不粘粘搭搭的，一針見血，一刀兩斷，這正是白種人之所以為白種人。 [MSC, trad.]
     但这孩子却也有可敬的地方：他的从容，他的沉默，他的独断独行，他的一去不回头，都是力的表现，都是强者适者的表现。决不婆婆妈妈的，决不粘粘搭搭的，一针见血，一刀两断，这正是白种人之所以为白种人。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《白種人——上帝的驕子》

     Dàn zhè háizi què yě yǒu kějìng de dìfang: tā de cóngróng, tā de chénmò, tā de dúduàndúxíng, tā de yī qù bù huítóu, dōu shì lì de biǎoxiàn, dōu shì qiángzhě shìzhě de biǎoxiàn. Juébù pópomāma de, juébù niánniándādā de, yīzhēnjiànxiě, yīdāoliǎngduàn, zhè zhèngshì báizhǒngrén zhī suǒ yǐ wéi báizhǒngrén.

     But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.

4. (uncountable) empty space; room

   騰出地方／腾出地方  ―  téngchū dìfang  ―  to make room

5. (countable, literary) town crier
6. (countable, historical) An administrative division of the Republic of China prior to 1949, equivalent to an autonomous region.

Usage notes

• Unlike Mandarin, 地方 is rarely used in Hokkien. Use 所在 (só͘-chāi) instead.

Synonyms

• (place):

Pronunciation 2

Noun

地方

1. (uncountable) civilians; civilian jobs; civilian sector

Antonyms

• 軍隊／军队 (jūnduì)

Adjective

地方

1. (attributive) regional; local

   地方官員／地方官员  ―  dìfāng guānyuán  ―  local official

   布袋戲是一種地方戲劇。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   布袋戏是一种地方戏剧。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Pò͘-tē-hì sī chi̍t chióng tē-hng hì-kio̍k. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Glove puppetry is a kind of regional theatre.

Synonyms

• 本地 (běndì)
• 當地／当地 (dāngdì)
• (Hokkien) 在地

Derived terms

Descendants

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 地方 (MC dijH pjang).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ち​ほー (Atamadaka – )
• (Tokyo) ちほ​ー (Nakadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

• Homophone: 痴呆

Noun

地(ち)方(ほう) • (chihō) ^{←ちはう (tifau)?}

1. district, province, area

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Noun

地方 • (jibang) (hangeul 지방)

1. Hanja form^? of 지방 (“geographical region”).

Vietnamese

Noun

地方

1. chữ Hán form of địa phương (“region, area”).