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東西南北

東西南北

See also: 东西南北

Chinese

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

Idiom

東西南北

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dōngxīnánběi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄒㄧㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ sai¹ naam⁴ bak¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tûng-sî-nàm-pet

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dōngxīnánběi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄒㄧㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongshinanbeei
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ na̠n³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung¹ sai¹ naam⁴ bak¹
  - Yale: dūng sāi nàahm bāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ sai¹ naam⁴ bak⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ nɑːm²¹ pɐk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tûng-sî-nàm-pet
  - Hakka Romanization System: dung´ xi´ namˇ bed`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dung¹ xi¹ nam² bed⁵
  - IPA: /tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi²⁴ nam¹¹ pet̚²/