南西

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

Etymology

Shortened from 南京西路

Pronunciation

  • Wu (Wiktionary): 3noe-xi

Noun

南西

  1. (Shanghainese Wu) 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])[1]
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

南(なん)西(せい) • (nansei) 

  1. southwest

Coordinate terms
西北(せいほく) (seihoku)
北西(ほくせい) (hokusei)		 北(きた) (kita) 東北(とうほく) (tōhoku)
北東(ほくとう) (hokutō)
西(にし) (nishi) 東(ひがし) (higashi)
西南(せいなん) (seinan)
南西(なんせい) (nansei)		 南(みなみ) (minami) 東南(とうなん) (tōnan)
南東(なんとう) (nantō)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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