北方

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 2 Mandarin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Usage notes 2.5 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	方

[edit] Noun

北方 (hiragana ほっぽう, romaji hoppō)

1. north, northern area

[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

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

北方

[edit] Etymology

北 (northern) + 方 (region)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ pei˨˩faŋ˥˥ ]

[edit] Noun

北方 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin běifāng)

1. (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

• Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
• Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.