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 nán pài ēn sī Southern
 nán tài píng yáng tiě lù Southern
 nán fāng south / the southern part of the country / the South
 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
 Huá nán Southern China
 nán bù southern part
 nán Yà southern Asia
 Nán sòng the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
 Nán Háng China Southern Airlines
 Sòng cháo Song Dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 / (420-479)
 Zhōu Yú Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
 Táng Bó hǔ Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 / (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of
 Dōng Wú Eastern Wu (222-280) / the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权
 Sūn Quán Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] in the Three Kingdoms period
 Nán Běi cháo Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
 Héng Shān Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan
 nán jiāo southern suburbs
 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
 Nán Jiāng southern border (of a country)
 Nán fāng Zhōu mò Southern Weekend (newspaper)
 Lù Yóu Lu You (1125-1210), widely regarded as the greatest of the Southern Song poets
 Nán Cháo Southern Dynasties (420-589)
 Jì gōng Jigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk
 Yè láng small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty
 nán duān southern end or extremity
 Jiàn kāng old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties
 dòng zú Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam
 Lǐ Qīng zhào Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
 Liú Yù Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝[Song4 Wu3 di4]
 Yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
 Tǎ lǐ mù the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
 Chì bì zhī zhàn Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]
 Yān guó Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
 Nán Táng Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975
 Hòu Hàn shū History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls
 Nán bàn qiú Southern Hemisphere
 Nán tiān mén The Southern Heavenly Gates / a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
 nán lù the southern foothills (of a mountain)
 Nán Oū Southern Europe
 Shǎn nán Shannan, southern Shaanxi province
 Táng Yín Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 / or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
 Mǐn nán huà Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
 Tǎ lǐ mù pén dì Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
 Lǐ Hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
 Xiè Líng yùn Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
 Nán Hàn Southern Han
 Sòng shū History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen3 Yue1] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls / (not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3])
 Nán cháo Liáng Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
 Shěn Yuē Shen Yue (441-513), writer and historian during Liang of Southern dynasties 南朝梁, compiler of History of Song of the Southern dynasties 宋書|宋书
 Liáng shū History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls
 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
 Sòng surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 / (420-479)
 Wú surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods
 Yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan
 Mì name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]
 Wú xià ā Méng General Lü / Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 / of the southern state of Wu (idiom) / model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
 nán jī běi dǒu lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) / fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
 wō xīn aggrieved / dejected / (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc / to feel gratified / to feel warm inside
 Kǎn dà hā Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)
 Xiè Hè Xie He (479-502), portrait painter from Qi of Southern dynasties 南齊|南齐[Nan2 Qi2]
 Nán bīng yáng Southern Ocean
 Nán xiàn southern county / Nan county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan
 Pǔ cì máo sī Portsmouth, southern English seaport
 shuǐ yǔ bìng Minamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956)
 Nán shí zì zuò Crux (constellation) / Southern Cross
 Lǐ Yù Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
 luó hàn guǒ monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
 Mǐn nán yǔ Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
 jiǔ shēng liù diào nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
 Wǔ Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 / (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 / (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 / (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 / (400-421)
 Yà sù Hǎi Sea of Azov in southern Russia
 Bà yán Bayan (name) / Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239 / Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician
 Jiā yē Gaya, a Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea (42-532 AD)
 Hóu Jǐng zhī luàn rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 / in 548
 Liǎng Sòng the Song dynasty (960-1279) / refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279)
 Liú Sòng Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 / (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
 Liú Sòng Shí dài Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
 Nán shǐ History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls
 Nán cháo Sòng Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing / also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋
 Nán cháo Chén Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
 Nán cháo Qí Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)
 Nán Liáng Southern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (397-414)
 Nán Yān Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
 Nán Qí Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502)
 Nán Qí shū History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls
 Wú Chǔ southern states of Wu and Chu / the middle and lower Yangtze valley
 Wú Yuè chūn qiū History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔[Zhao4 Ye4], 10 extant scrolls
 Lu:3 Méng / Meng (178-219), general of the southern state of Wu
 Aī Jiāng nán fù Lament for the South, long poem in Fu style by Yu Xin 庾信 / mourning the passing of Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝
 táng lóu tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
 Kěn dīng Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 墾丁國家公園|垦丁国家公园[Ken3 ding1 Guo2 jia1 Gong1 yuan2])
 nu:3 shū nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族[Yao2 zu2] dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县[Jiang1 yong3 xian4] in southern Hunan
 Sūn Jiān Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
 Sòng Cí Song Ci (1186-1249), Southern Song lawyer, editor of Record of Washed Grievances 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录 / (1247), said to be the world's first legal forensic text
 Sòng Wǔ dì Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕[Liu2 Yu4], founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
 Sòng wǔ dì Liú yù Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420
 Níng zōng Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)
 jià cloth (archaic), esp. of southern ethnic groups
 tán cí ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 / or pipa 琵琶 / accompaniment
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