八方

Chinese

		eight	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
trad. (八方)		八	方
simp. #(八方)		八	方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ fong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pat-fông
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pat-hong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāfāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bafang
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-fang¹
    • Yale: bā-fāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bafang
    • Palladius: бафан (bafan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ fong¹
    • Yale: baat fōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ fong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ fong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pat-fông
    • Hakka Romanization System: bad` fong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bad⁵ fong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /pat̚² foŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-hong
    • Tâi-lô: pat-hong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pathofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 八方

1. eight points of the compass
2. all around; in all directions; from every direction
3. all sides

   一方有難，八方支援。 [MSC, trad.]
   一方有难，八方支援。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yīfāng yǒu nán, bāfāng zhīyuán. [Pinyin]

   When disaster strikes, assistance comes from all sides.

Synonyms

• (all around): 八面 (bāmiàn)