dōng​nán​xī​běi​zhōng

the five directions

  1. east
    east; eastern; the direction where the sun rises
  2. nán nounproper noun
    south
    south; southern; directional cardinal point opposite to běi
  3. 西 nounadjective
    west
    The direction where the sun sets; west; western
  4. north
    north; the direction to the left when facing the rising sun; northern part of a country or region
  5. zhōng locative
    middle
    middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time