南北

Chinese

south north
trad. (南北) 南 北
simp. #(南北) 南 北

Pronunciation


Noun

南北

  1. north and south
  2. distance from north to south; latitude span

Derived terms

  • 南北宗
  • 南北朝 (Nán-Běi Cháo)
  • 南北洋
  • 大江南北 (dàjiāngnánběi)
  • 有南北
  • 不分南北東西,不問張王李趙/不分南北东西,不问张王李赵
  • 不問東西南北/不问东西南北
  • 南北和議/南北和议
  • 南北學/南北学

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南 北
なん
Grade: 2
ほく > ぼく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 南北 (nʌm pək̚, literally “south and north”)

Pronunciation

Noun

南(なん)北(ぼく) • (nanboku) 

  1. (collective) north and south

See also

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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