南西

Chinese

		south	west
simp. and trad. (南西)		南	西
anagram		西南

Etymology

Shortened from 南京西路

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶noe-shi

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶noe-shi
    • MiniDict: noe^去 shi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³noe-xi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /nø²² ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

南西

1. (Shanghainese) an area of Shanghai which has been highly prosperous since the 40's

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	西
なん Grade: 2	せい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なんせー [nàńséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [nã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

南(なん)西(せい) • (nansei) 

1. southwest

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) 方角 (hōgaku);

北西 (hokusei) 西北 (seihoku)	北 (kita)	北東 (hokutō) 東北 (tōhoku)
西 (nishi)		東 (higashi)
西南 (seinan) 南西 (nansei)	南 (minami)	東南 (tōnan) 南東 (nantō)