東西南北

See also: 东西南北

Chinese

east west south north
trad. (東西南北) 西
simp. (东西南北) 西

Pronunciation


Idiom

東西南北

  1. east, west, south and north; everywhere; all corners of the world

Derived terms

  • 不問東西南北不问东西南北
  • 東西南北人东西南北人
  • 東西南北客东西南北客

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西
とう
Grade: 2
さい > ざい
Grade: 2
なん
Grade: 2
ほく > ぼく
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

Middle Chinese 東西南北 (tuŋ sei nʌm pək̚), from 東西 (east and west) + 南北 (north and south)

Pronunciation

Noun

(とう)西(ざい)(なん)(ぼく) (tōzai nanboku) 

  1. (literally, collective) east, west, south and north
  2. (figurative) everywhere; all directions

See also

References

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