北方
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[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
| 北 | 方 |
[edit] Noun
北方 (hiragana ほっぽう, romaji hoppō)
[edit] Related terms
- 東方 (とうほう, tōhō): east, eastern area
- 西方 (せいほう, seihō): west, western area
- 南方 (なんぽう, nanpō): south, southern area
[edit] Mandarin
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| 北方 | |||
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
北方 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin běifāng)
- (Elementary Mandarin) the northern area (of a country)
[edit] Usage notes
- In China, 北方 usually refers to the area to the north of the Yellow River.
[edit] References
- 1985, Wu, Jingrong (ed.), The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
- 2000, Shao, Jingmin (ed.), HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
