東西南北

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See also: 东西南北

Chinese

east and west; nearby; vicinity north and south; distance from north to south; latitude span
trad. (東西南北) 東西 南北
simp. (东西南北) 东西 南北
anagrams 東南西北／东南西北
南北東西／南北东西

Pronunciation

Idiom

東西南北

  1. east, west, south and north; everywhere; all corners of the world
    • 2023 , 丘處機, “Sighing Over My Life”, in Ruth W. Dunnell, Stephen H. West, Shao-yun Yang, transl., 長春真人西遊記 , Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
      丘也東西南北人
      Qiū yě dōngxī nánběi rén
      I, Qiu, am a person who has gone in every direction.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
東 西 南 北
とう
Grade: 2 		さい > ざい
Grade: 2 		なん
Grade: 2 		ほく > ぼく
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

Middle Chinese 東西南北, from 東西 (“east and west”) +‎ 南北 (“north and south”)

Pronunciation

Noun

東(とう)西(ざい)南(なん)北(ぼく) • (tōzai nanboku) 

  1. (literal) east, west, south and north
  2. (figurative) everywhere; all directions

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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