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东西南北
dōngxī nánběi
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English Definitioneast west south north
Simplified Script东西南北
Traditional Script東西南北
Pinyindōngxī nánběi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dung1sai1 naam4bak1
Word Decomposition
东西dōngxīeast and west
南北nánběinorth and south; north to south

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Words With Same Head Word    
东西方dōngxī fāngeast and west; east to west
东西湖区dōng xīhúqūDongxihu district of Wuhan city 武汉市, Hubei
东西德dōngxī déEast and West Germany; refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
东西周dōngxī zhōuWestern Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)
东西宽dōngxī kuāneast-west distance
Words With Same Tail Word    
大江南北dà jiāng nánběinorth and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom); (fig.) all over China
东西与南北dōngxī yǔ nánběieast-west and north-south
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