Cantonese Dictionary

南方

naam4 fong1

Mandarin: nan2 fang1

southern; the South

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南方人

naam4 fong1 jan4

Mandarin: nan2 fang1 ren2

southern person; a southerner

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南方周末

naam4 fong1 zau1 mut6

Mandarin: nan2 fang1 zhou1 mo4

Southern Weekend (newspaper)

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南方都市報

naam4 fong1 dou1 si5 bou3

Mandarin: Nan2 fang1 Du1 shi4 Bao4

Simplified: 南方都市报

Southern Metropolis Daily, a newspaper in Guangzhou

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南昌

naam4 coeng1

Mandarin: Nan2 chang1

(noun) Abbreviation of Nam Cheong Station, which is a station of West Rail Line of MTR in Hong Kong

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南朝鮮

naam4 ziu1 sin1

Mandarin: nan2 chao2 xian1 (Taiwan), nan2 chao2 xian3 (PRC)

[PRC] South Korea (also 韓國). 南韓 used in Hong Kong and Taiwan

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南木林

naam4 muk6 lam4

Mandarin: nan2 mu4 lin2

Namling (place in Tibet)

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南柯一夢

naam4 o1 jat1 mung6

Mandarin: nan2 ke1 yi1 meng4

Nanke dream (an illusory joy, a fond dream)

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南桐礦區

naam4 tung4 kong3 keoi1

Mandarin: nan2 tong2 kuang4 qu1

Nantongkuang (area in Sichuan)

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南極

naam4 gik6

Mandarin: nan2 ji2

antarctic; the south pole

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南極洲

naam4 gik6 zau1

Mandarin: nan2 ji2 zhou1

Antarctica

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南極洲半島

naam4 gik6 zau1 bun3 dou2

Mandarin: nan2 ji2 zhou1 ban4 dao3

the Antartic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)

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南樂

naam4 lok6

Mandarin: nan2 le4

Nanle (place in Henan), Nam Lok

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南橋

naam4 kiu4

Mandarin: nan2 qiao2

Simplified: 南桥

Southbridge (computing)

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南江

naam4 gong1

Mandarin: nan2 jiang1

Nanjiang (place in Sichuan)

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南沙

naam4 saa1

Mandarin: nan2 sha1

Nansha (Spratly) Islands

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南沙群島

naam4 saa1 kwan4 dou2

Nansha Qundao/Spratly Islands

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南洋

naam4 joeng4*2; naam4 joeng4

Mandarin: nan2 yang2

洋4*2: the South Seas, Malay Archipelago; 洋4*2: SE Asia; 洋4: (placename) Nam Yeung

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南洋伯

naam4 joeng2 baak3

Mandarin: Nan2 yang2 bo2

Chinese men who were born and raised in Southeast Asian countries

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南洋伯

naam4 joeng4*2 baak3

age-old chinese compatriots from southeast asia

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南洋商業銀行

naam4 joeng4*2 soeng1 jip6 ngan4 hong4

Nanyang Commercial Bank, Ltd.

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南洋客

naam4 joeng4 haak3

Mandarin: Nan2 yang2 ke4

overseas Chinese who returned to China from South East Asia

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南洋客

naam4 joeng4*2 haak3

southern coastal provinces overseas Chinese

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南洋森

naam4 joeng4*2 sam1

Polyscias fruticosa (ming aralia)

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南洋蒲桃

naam4 joeng4*2 pou4 tou4*2

Syzygium samarangense (Java apple)

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南洲站

naam4 zau1 zaam6

Mandarin: nan2 zhou1 zhan4

Nanzhou Station, a subway station in Guangzhou, China

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南浦

naam4 pou2

Mandarin: nan2 pu3

Nanpu, an ancient name for Wanzhou in China | Nampo, a city in South Korea

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南海

naam4 hoi2

Mandarin: nan2 hai3

[1] South China Sea -- literally "South Sea", which is what Chinese speakers call this body of water, but the international name is 南中國海 (South China Sea). [2] Namhoi, or Nanhai, a former county adjacent to the city of Guangzhou (Canton). Since 2003, Namhoi has been a city district in the Foshan Municipality.

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南海十三郎

naam4 hoi2 sap6 saam1 long4

Mandarin: Nan2 Hai3 shi2 san1 lang2

Nam Hoi 13th Man, a nickname for Kong Yu-Miu, a famous scriptwriter for Cantonese opera

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南港區

naam4 gong2 keoi1

Mandarin: nan2 gang3 qu1

Nankang (area in Taiwan)

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