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› 北
北
bui3
Mandarin: bei3
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1
an alternative form for 背, back
2
# adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
北
bak1
[[north]] | bāk gok deui lohk → laih chih 北角對落→濑池(例邐) — [
北
bak1
[1] north; northern; northerly; northward [2] defeated
Words containing 北
北周
bak1
zau1
the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties
北江
bak1
gong1
Beijiang River
北洋
bak1
joeng4
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong
北區
bak1
keoi1
Pei (area in Taiwan)
北寒帶
bak1
hon4
daai3
the north frigid zone
東北方
dung1
bak1
fong1
northeast; northeastern
華北地區
waa4
bak1
dei6
keoi1
North China
北美毛皮海獅
bak1
mei5
mou4
pei4
hoi2
si1
Arctocephalus townsendi (southern fur seal)
北票
bak1
piu3
Beipiao (city in Liaoning)
西北
sai1
bak1
northwest
北極光
bak1
gik6
gwong1
aurora borealis; the northern lights; streamers
東北三省
dung1
bak1
saam1
saang2
the Three North-eastern Provinces in China, which consists of Liaoning, Jilin an
南北極
naam4
bak1
gik6
south and north poles
西北方
sai1
bak1
fong1
northwest; northwestern
北部灣
bak1
bou6
waan1
Tonkin Bay, Gulf of Tonkin (formerly known as 東京灣)
北帝
bak1
dai3
The Northern Emperor, a Chinese mythical god
西北風
sai1
bak1
fung1
Northwest wind: means 'air | nothing' when used in the expression 'to eat northw
北極熊
bak1
gik6
hung4
polar bear
北國
bak1
gwok3
the northern part of the country; the North
北投區
bak1
tau4
keoi1
Peitou (area in Taiwan)
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