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Chinese
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south
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square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
simp. and trad.
(南方)
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南
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方
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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南
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方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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nán
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fāng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ nom ›
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‹ pjang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*nˁm/
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/*C-paŋ/
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| English
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south
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square
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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南
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方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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9355
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3023
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Phonetic
component
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南
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方
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Rime
group
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侵
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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南
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方
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Old
Chinese
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/*nuːm/
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/*paŋ/
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| Notes
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甲金文象槳即榜初文，
下初爲單筆，猶旂左初亦作單杆
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Noun
南方
- south
- southern part (of a country)
- (specifically) southern China (usually referring to the area to the south of the Yellow River)
- 中國南方喀斯特／中国南方喀斯特 ― Zhōngguó nánfāng kāsītè ― The South China Karst
他是南方人，所以一張口說話就帶有南方口音。 [MSC, trad.]
他是南方人，所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā shì nánfāngrén, suǒyǐ yī zhāngkǒu shuōhuà jiù dàiyǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn.
- He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.
Synonyms
- (south): 南邊／南边 (nánbiān), 南面 (nánmiàn); (Cantonese) 南便; (Hakka) 南片; (Hokkien, Teochew) 南爿
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
南方 • (nanpō)
- south, southern area
Korean
Noun
南方 • (nambang) (hangeul 남방)
- hanja form? of 남방 (“south, southern area”)
Vietnamese
Noun
南方
- chữ Hán form of nam phương (“south, southern area”).