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 nán fāng south / the southern part of the country / the South
 nán wān South
 nán south
 nán miàn south side / south
 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of
广 Guǎng dōng Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
 Hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
 Hú nán Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1]
 An1 huī Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2]
广西 Guǎng xī Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 / in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁 / until 1959, Guangxi province
 Cháng shā Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
 Hǎi nán Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口[Hai3 kou3] / Hainan Island / Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia / Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
 Guì zhōu Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔[Qian2] or 貴|贵[Gui4], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]
 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
 Hé féi Hefei, capital of Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3] in south central China
 Zhū hǎi Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China
 Nán níng Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
 nán lù south road
 nán běi north and south / north to south
 Nán Hǎi South China Sea
 Gāo xióng Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan
 Nán fēi South Africa
 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
 Hán yǔ Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
 Zhàn jiāng Zhanjiang prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China
 Zhōng Nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
 Měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
 Nán Měi South America
 nán jí south pole
 nán xià to go down south
 Hàn chéng Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3]
 Xī ní Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia
 Kè jiā Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south
 Nán yáng Southeast Asia / South seas
 yǐ nán to the south of (suffix)
 Lǐng nán south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace
 Nán hán South Korea
 Píng dōng Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan
 nán cè south side / south face
 Liáo dōng Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 / and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河|辽河
广西 Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂[Gui4], capital Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2] / until 1959, Guangxi province
 Fǔ shān Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
 Nán měi zhōu South America
 Shǒu ěr Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])
 Dà tián Datian county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1 qing1 nan2 dao4], South Korea
 Mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
 Hǎi nán Dǎo Hainan Island in South China Sea
西 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions
 Wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 / the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
 Pí ěr Pierre, capital of South Dakota
 Jīn Zhuān BRIC / BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
 Yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
 Nán yuàn Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
 Huá nán Lǐ gōng Dà xué South China University of Technology
西 Xī gòng Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam / Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong
 zhōng nán bù south central region
 Tāng jiā Tonga, South Pacific archipelago kingdom
 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
 Nán Yuè South Vietnam / South Vietnamese
 Rén chuān Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
 Gǔ shān Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
 Kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
 nán dào south road
 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
 Cháo Hán North and South Korea
 Xiǎo gǎng Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
 Nán cháo xiǎn South Korea
 Huá nán hǔ South China Tiger
 Kāi pǔ dūn Cape Town (city in South Africa)
 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
 Jīn Dà zhōng Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
线 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
 Nán Dǎo South Island (New Zealand)
 Jīn quán Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
 Màn dé lā Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Africa 1994-1999
 Jì zhōu Dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
 Zhōng guó Hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
 Hán Měi South Korean-US
 Nán ān pǔ dūn Southampton, town in south England
 Guāng zhōu Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
 Wǎ zú Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
 Sì Xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
西 Xī shā Qún dǎo Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea
 Zhàn chéng Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693
 Gāo xióng shì Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city in south Taiwan
 wǔ lǐng the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]
 Jīng jī dào Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市[Shui3 yuan2 shi4]
 Qīng wǎ tái Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul
 nán běi jí south and north poles
 nán wěi south latitude
 Zǔ mǎ Zuma (name) / Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018
 Niǎn jūn Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south
 Piáo Zhèng xī Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard
 Dé bān Durban (city in South Africa)
 An1 dì sī shān mài Andes mountain chain of South America
 Jīng zú Vietnamese ethnic group in Vietnam and south China / the Kinh people
 Píng dōng Xiàn Pingtung County in south Taiwan
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