| 西南 | xī nán | southwest |  |
| 大树 | Dà shù | Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |  |
| 西亚 | Xī Yà | Southwest Asia | |
| 苗族 | Miáo zú | Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China | |
| 巴斯 | Bā sī | Bath city in southwest England | |
| 联大 | Lián Dà | abbr. for 聯合國大會|联合国大会[Lian2 he2 guo2 Da4 hui4], United Nations General Assembly / abbr. for 國立西南聯合大學|国立西南联合大学[Guo2 li4 Xi1 nan2 Lian2 he2 Da4 xue2], National Southwest Combined University | |
| 西南部 | xī nán bù | southwest part | |
| 斯图加特 | Sī tú jiā tè | Stuttgart, city in southwest Germany and capital of Baden-Württemberg 巴登·符騰堡州|巴登·符腾堡州[Ba1deng1 · / Fu2teng2bao3 Zhou1] | |
| 瑶族 | Yáo zú | Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia | |
| 打狗 | Dǎ gǒu | Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwest of Taiwan | |
| 弥陀 | Mí tuó | Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise / abbr. for 阿彌陀佛|阿弥陀佛 / Mituo or Mito township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 卢沟桥 | Lú gōu Qiáo | Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1] | |
| 南诏 | Nán zhào | Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia | |
| 鲁国 | Lǔ guó | Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝|周朝[Zhou1 chao2], located in the southwest of present-day Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1], birthplace of Confucius | |
| 广安门 | Guǎng ān mén | Guanganmen in Xuanwu 宣武區|宣武区 / district of southwest Beijing | |
| 斐济 | Fěi jì | Fiji, country in the southwest Pacific Ocean | |
| 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 | |
| 西南交通大学 | Xī nán Jiāo tōng Dà xué | Southwest Jiaotong University | |
| 茂林 | Mào lín | Maolin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 冈山 | Gāng shān | Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū / 本州[Ben3 zhou1] | |
| 内门 | Nèi mén | Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 所罗门群岛 | Suǒ luó mén Qún dǎo | Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific | |
| 芦沟桥 | Lú gōu Qiáo | Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1] | |
| 高雄县 | Gāo xióng xiàn | Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong county in southwest Taiwan | |
| 滇 | Diān | abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2] in southwest China | |
| 布里斯托尔 | Bù lǐ sī tuō ěr | Bristol port city in southwest England | |
| 班加罗尔 | Bān jiā luó ěr | Bangalore, capital of southwest Indian state Karnataka 卡納塔克邦|卡纳塔克邦[Ka3 na4 ta3 ke4 bang1] | |
| 箱根 | Xiāng gēn | Hakone, city on the east coast of Japan southwest of Tokyo | |
| 温布尔登 | Wēn bù ěr dēng | Wimbledon (district of southwest London) / Wimbledon Championships (tennis) | |
| 静冈县 | Jìng gāng xiàn | Shizuoka prefecture southwest of Tokyo, Japan | |
| 格洛斯特郡 | Gé luò sī tè jùn | Gloucestershire county in southwest England | |
| 阿留申群岛 | A1 liú shēn Qún dǎo | Aleutian Islands (trailing 2250 km southwest of Alaska almost down to Kamtchatka) | |
| 全罗南道 | Quán luó nán dào | South Jeolla Province, in southwest South Korea, capital Gwangju 光州[Guang1 zhou1] | |
| 林园 | Lín yuán | Linyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 台南 | Tái nán | Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan | |
| 西南亚 | xī nán yà | southwest Asia | |
| 阿加迪尔 | A1 jiā dí ěr | Agadir, city in southwest Morocco | |
| 阿拉伯国家联盟 | A1 lā bó Guó jiā Lián méng | Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North and Northeast Africa, officially called the League of Arab States | |
| 丰台区 | Fēng tái qū | Fengtai, an inner district of southwest Beijing | |
| 仁武 | Rén wǔ | Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 仁武乡 | Rén wǔ xiāng | Renwu or Jenwu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 伏牛山 | Fú niú shān | Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2 ling3 shan1 mai4], Shaanxi | |
| 僬侥 | Jiāo Yáo | legendary dwarfs in the west of China / (by extension) barbarians in the southwest of China | |
| 内门乡 | Nèi mén xiāng | Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 六龟 | Liù guī | Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 六龟乡 | Liù guī xiāng | Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 卡纳塔克邦 | Kǎ nà tǎ kè bāng | Karnataka (formerly Mysore), southwest Indian state, capital Bangalore 班加羅爾|班加罗尔[Ban1 jia1 luo2 er3] | |
| 埃文茅斯 | Aī wén máo sī | Avonmouth in southwest England / same as the Bristol channel 布里斯托爾海峽|布里斯托尔海峡[Bu4 li3 si1 tuo1 er3 hai3 xia2] | |
| 大寮 | Dà liáo | Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 大寮乡 | Dà liáo xiāng | Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 大庾岭 | Dà yǔ lǐng | Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong | |
| 大树乡 | Dà shù xiāng | Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 大社 | Dà shè | Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 大社乡 | Dà shè xiāng | Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 冈山县 | Gāng shān xiàn | Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū / 本州[Ben3 zhou1] | |
| 冈山镇 | Gāng shān zhèn | Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 冈底斯山 | Gāng dǐ sī shān | Mt Gangdisê / (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe | |
| 冈底斯山脉 | Gāng dǐ sī shān mài | Gangdisê / mountain range in southwest Tibet | |
| 巴登·符腾堡州 | | Baden-Württemberg, southwest German state, capital Stuttgart 斯圖加特|斯图加特[Si1 tu2 jia1 te4] | |
| 布里斯托尔海峡 | Bù lǐ sī tuō ěr Hǎi xiá | Bristol Channel in southwest England | |
| 干邑 | Gān yì | Cognac / brandy 白蘭地|白兰地[bai2 lan2 di4] from the Cognac region of southwest France | |
| 弥陀乡 | Mí tuó xiāng | Mituo or Mito township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 得文 | Dé wén | Devon (county of southwest England) | |
| 恩施县 | En1 shī xiàn | Enshi county in southwest Hubei | |
| 扎格罗斯 | Zā gé luó sī | Zagros mountains of southwest Iran | |
| 扎格罗斯山脉 | Zā gé luó sī shān mài | Zagros mountains of southwest Iran | |
| 旗山 | Qí shān | Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 旗山镇 | Qí shān zhèn | Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 杉林 | Shān lín | Shanlin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 杉林乡 | Shān lín xiāng | Shanlin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 林园乡 | Lín yuán xiāng | Linyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 格洛斯特 | Gé luò sī tè | Gloucester city in southwest England | |
| 桃源乡 | Táo yuán xiāng | Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 梓官 | Zǐ guān | Ziguan or Tzukuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 梓官乡 | Zǐ guān xiāng | Ziguan or Tzukuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 森美兰 | Sēn měi lán | Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia | |
| 桥头乡 | Qiáo tóu xiāng | Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 永安乡 | Yǒng ān xiāng | Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 湖内 | Hú nèi | Hunei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 湖内乡 | Hú nèi xiāng | Hunei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 乌审 | Wū shěn | Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia | |
| 乌审旗 | Wū shěn qí | Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia | |
| 乌讷楚 | Wū nè chǔ | Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia | |
| 燕巢 | Yàn cháo | Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 燕巢乡 | Yàn cháo xiāng | Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 田寮 | Tián liáo | Tianliao or Tienliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 田寮乡 | Tián liáo xiāng | Tianliao or Tienliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 甲仙 | Jiǎ xiān | Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 甲仙乡 | Jiǎ xiān xiāng | Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 符腾堡 | Fú téng bǎo | Württemberg, region of southwest Germany, former state around Stuttgart 斯圖加特|斯图加特[Si1tu2jia1te4] | |
| 绍莫吉州 | Shào mò jí zhōu | Somogy, a county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡[Kao3bo1shi2bao3] | |
| 美浓 | Měi nóng | Meinung town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 美浓镇 | Měi nóng zhèn | Meinung town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 考波什堡 | Kǎo bō shí bǎo | Kaposvár in southwest Hungary, capital of Somogy County 紹莫吉州|绍莫吉州[Shao4mo4ji2 Zhou1] | |
| 舜帝陵 | Shùn dì líng | several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 寧遠縣|宁远县[Ning2 yuan3 xian4] in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2] Shanxi | |
| 茂林乡 | Mào lín xiāng | Maolin township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 茄萣 | Qié dìng | Qieding or Chiating township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 茄萣乡 | Qié dìng xiāng | Qieding or Chiating township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan | |
| 萨默塞特郡 | Sà mò sāi tè jùn | Somerset county in southwest England | |
| 西南大学 | Xī nán Dà xué | Southwest University (Chongqing) | |
