東西南北

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See also: 东西南北

Chinese

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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

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Idiom

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東西南北

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

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーざいなんぼく [tòózáí náꜜǹbòkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːza̠i nã̠mbo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

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(とう)西(ざい)(なん)(ぼく) (tōzai nanboku

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

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References

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