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東西南北

简 东西南北 · 繁 東西南北
Mandarin · pinyin dōng xī nán běi

Meanings

  1. east west south north
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東
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
南
nán · south; southern part; southward
北
běi · north; northern; northward
东
dōng · east, eastern, eastward
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1–1–2–3 · dong1 xi1 nan2 bei3

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dung1 sai1 naam4 bak1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) east, west, south and north; everywhere; all corners of the world

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