| 南 | 29C00 10.02 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄋㄢˊ [nan2] | ||
| N. | (1) The south: 南方 [nan2fang1]↓; 南面 [nan2mian4]↓; 南轅北轍 to head for the wrong. direction, diametrically opposite; 天南地北 (of friends or relatives) be separated far and wide. (2) The southern parts of a country: 南腔北調 (of speech) talk with mixed accents; 北人南相 a northerner with the looks of a southerner. (3) A surname. | |||||
| Adv. | Southward: 南巡 (or kings) make an inspection trip in the south; 南奔 escape southward; 南投 go southward; 南行 ditto; 南下 go down south. | |||||
| Words | 1. 南半球 [nan2ban4qiu2], n., the Southern Hemisphere. 2. 南北朝 [nan2bei3chao2], n., era of the Southern and Northern Dyns., 420-589 A.D. 3. 南方 [nan2fang1], n., (1) (of direction) the south: 在南方 in the south; 面向南方 facing the south; (2) the southern parts of a country: 南方人 a southerner; 南方女郎 a girl from the south. 4. 南非 [nan2fei1], n., South Africa; 南非聯邦 [NamFei Liarnbang1], Union of South Africa; Republic of South Africa since 1961. 5. 南瓜 [nan2gua1], n., (bot.) the pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo. 6. 南瓜子兒 [nan2gua0tzeeer0], n., pumpkin seeds. 7. 南國 [nan2guo2], N., the south in general: 南國佳人 a beauty from the south. 8. 南回歸線 [nan2hui2gui1xian4], n., the Tropic of Capricorn. 9. 南貨 [nan2huo4], n., (orig.) products from southern China; now, any native product, foodstuff, ham, etc. 10. 南胡 [nan2hu2], n., a kind of musical instrument. 11. 南鍼 [nan2zhen1], n., (also 南針) a compass, (fig.) a guide or guideline, abbr. from 指南針. 12. 南箕 [nan2ji1], n., as in 南箕北斗 (lit.) the Sagittarius and the Dipper; (fig.) nominal things without any practical use. 13. 南京 [nan2jing1], n., Nanking. 14. 南極 [nan2ji2], n., (geog.) the South Pole; 南極圈 the Antarctic Circle; 南極洲 Antarctica. 15. 南燭 [nan2zhu2], n., (bot.) (also 南天燭) Andromeda ovalifolia. 16. 南柯 [nan2ke1], n., in 南柯一夢 (allu.) an imaginary or empty dream, symbolic of man's life. 17. 南美 [nan2mei3], n., South America. 18. 南面 [nan2mian4], n., (1) the south; (2) (AC) a king or emperor: 南面稱王 to ascend the throne (from ancient practice that all kings sat facing the south in holding audience). 19. 南無 [nan2mo2] ([nan2mo0]), v.t., (Sanskrit) Namo, take refuge in (the Buddha, the dharma or the sangha). 20. 南山壽 [nan2shan1shou4], phr., 壽比南山 many, many happy returns of the day (lit., “as longlived as Mt. Nanshan”). 21. 南斯拉夫 [nan2si1la1fu1], n., Yugoslavia. 22. 南天竹 [nan2tian1zhu2], n., (bot.) Nandia domestica. 23. 南腿 [nan2tui3], n., a kind of ham produced in southern China. 24. 南緯 [nan2wei3], n., (geog.) southern latitudes. 25. 南洋 [nan2yang2], n., the South Seas; 南洋群島 the South Sea Islands. | |||||