南西

南西

Chinese

		south	west
simp. and trad. (南西)		南	西
anagram		西南

Etymology

Shortened from 南京西路

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wiktionary): noe xi (T3)

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• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: noe xi (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nø²² ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

南西

1. (Shanghainese Wu) an area of Shanghai which has been highly prosperous since the 40's

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	西
なん Grade: 2	せい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なんせー [nàńséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [nã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

南(なん)西(せい) • (nansei) 

1. southwest

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) 方角(ほうがく) (hōgaku);

西北(せいほく) (seihoku) 北西(ほくせい) (hokusei)	北(きた) (kita)	東北(とうほく) (tōhoku) 北東(ほくとう) (hokutō)
西(にし) (nishi)		東(ひがし) (higashi)
西南(せいなん) (seinan) 南西(なんせい) (nansei)	南(みなみ) (minami)	東南(とうなん) (tōnan) 南東(なんとう) (nantō)

References

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