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南 nán south
南方 nán fāng south / southern China (areas to the south of the Yangtze River)
南面 nán miàn south side / south
南边 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of
南湾 nán wān South
韩国 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
江南 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)
南路 nán lù south road
南北 nán běi north and south / north to south
南海 Nán Hǎi South China Sea
高雄 Gāo xióng Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan
南非 Nán fēi South Africa / Southern Africa
六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
韩语 Hán yǔ Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
中南 Zhōng Nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
美洲 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]
南美 Nán Měi South America
南极 nán jí south pole
南下 nán xià to go down south
汉城 Hàn chéng Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3]
悉尼 Xī ní Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia
客家 Kè jiā Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south
南洋 Nán yáng Southeast Asia / South seas
以南 yǐ nán to the south of (suffix)
岭南 Lǐng nán south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
韩流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)
两极 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
法门 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace
南韩 Nán hán (Tw, HK) South Korea
韩元 Hán yuán South Korean won (currency)
屏东 Píng dōng Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan
南侧 nán cè south side / south face
辽东 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
釜山 Fǔ shān Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
南美洲 Nán měi zhōu South America
首尔 Shǒu ěr Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])
大田 Dà tián Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea
马赛 Mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
泛珠三角 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
海南岛 Hǎi nán Dǎo Hainan Island in South China Sea
东南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions
吴国 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
皮尔 Pí ěr Pierre, capital of South Dakota
金砖 Jīn Zhuān BRIC / BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
阳关 Yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
南苑 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
华南理工大学 Huá nán Lǐ gōng Dà xué South China University of Technology
西贡 Xī gòng Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam / Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong
中南部 zhōng nán bù south central region
汤加 Tāng jiā Tonga, South Pacific archipelago kingdom
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
南越 Nán Yuè South Vietnam / South Vietnamese
仁川 Rén chuān Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
鼓山 Gǔ shān Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
南天门 Nán tiān mén South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
开城 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
南道 nán dào south road
两河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
朝韩 Cháo Hán North and South Korea
小港 Xiǎo gǎng Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
南朝鲜 Nán cháo xiǎn South Korea
华南虎 Huá nán hǔ South China Tiger
开普敦 Kāi pǔ dūn Cape Town (city in South Africa)
大藏经 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
金大中 Jīn Dà zhōng Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
三八线 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
南岛 Nán Dǎo South Island (New Zealand)
金泉 Jīn quán Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
曼德拉 Màn dé lā Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Africa 1994-1999
济州岛 Jì zhōu Dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
中国海 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)
韩美 Hán Měi South Korean-US
南安普敦 Nán ān pǔ dūn Southampton, town in south England
光州 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
佤族 Wǎ zú Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
四小龙 Sì Xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
西沙群岛 Xī shā Qún dǎo Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea
占城 Zhàn chéng Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693
高雄市 Gāo xióng shì Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city in south Taiwan
五岭 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]
京畿道 Jīng jī dào Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市[Shui3 yuan2 shi4]
青瓦台 Qīng wǎ tái the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park
南北极 nán běi jí south and north poles
南纬 nán wěi south latitude
祖马 Zǔ mǎ Zuma (name) / Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018
捻军 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
朴正熙 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
德班 Dé bān Durban (city in South Africa)
安第斯山脉 An1 dì sī shān mài Andes mountain chain of South America
屏东县 Píng dōng Xiàn Pingtung County in south Taiwan
庾信 Yǔ Xìn Yu Xin (513-581), poet from Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 / and author of Lament for the South 哀江南賦|哀江南赋
比勒陀利亚 Bǐ lè tuó lì yà Pretoria, capital of South Africa
外高加索 Wài Gāo jiā suǒ Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
刘义庆 Liú Yì qìng Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account of the Tales of the World 世說新語|世说新语[Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3]
韩 Hán Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
湘 Xiāng abbr. for Hunan 湖南 / province in south central China / abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
袤 mào length / distance from north to south
阡 qiān road leading north and south
佤 wǎ Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
蕹 wèng water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia / Taiwan pr. [yong1]
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