五方

Chinese

		five	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad. (五方)		五	方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄈㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ fong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔfāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔfang
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-fang¹
    • Yale: wǔ-fāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufang
    • Palladius: уфан (ufan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ fong¹
    • Yale: ńgh fōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ fong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ fong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 五方

1. the five positions (north, south, east, west and centre)
2. everywhere; far and wide; all parts

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (五方):

• → Korean: 오방(五方) (obang)
• → Vietnamese: ngũ phương (五方)

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