- 大江南北 dàjiāngnánběi all over China(idiom) north and south sides of the [[长江|長江|chang2 jiang1]]; used to mean the entire country or all over China
- 南北朝 nánběicháo Northern and Southern dynastiesThe Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589), a period of political division between the end of the [[东晋|東晉|dong1 jin4]] and the beginning of the [[隋朝|隋朝|sui2 chao2]]
- 东西南北 dōngxīnánběi the four directionsthe four cardinal points of the compass; east, west, south, and north; all directions
- 南北战争 nánběizhànzhēng American Civil WarThe internal war in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern and Southern states over economic differences and the issue of slavery.
- 南北极 nánběijí North and South Polesthe two ends of the Earth's axis of rotation, known as the North Pole and the South Pole, each located 90 degrees from the equator
- 南北韩 nánběihán North and South Koreathe two nations of North and South Korea on the Korean Peninsula
- 南北美 nánběiměi the AmericasNorth and South America
- 南北货 nánběihuò dry goodsassorted dry goods and groceries from across the country; specialty food products
- 南北长 nánběicháng north-south distancethe distance measured from north to south; length along a north-south axis
- 南北九宫 nánběijiǔgōng nine musical modescomprehensive system of musical modes used in traditional Chinese opera and vocal music, incorporating both northern and southern styles
- 南北宗 nánběizōng Northern and Southern SchoolsThe two main branches of Chan Buddhism after the Fifth Patriarch; the Southern School founded by Huineng emphasized sudden enlightenment, while the Northern School founded by Shenxiu emphasized gradual enlightenment.
- 魏晋南北朝 wèijìnnánběicháo Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern DynastiesA collective term for the historical period in China between 220 and 589 AD, spanning from the end of the Han Dynasty to the start of the Sui Dynasty.
- 南北对话 nánběiduìhuà North-South Dialoguepolitical dialogue and economic negotiations between developed countries (the North) and developing countries (the South)
- 南北书派 nánběishūpài Southern and Northern schools of calligraphyTwo historical schools of Chinese calligraphy originating in the Northern and Southern dynasties; the Southern school focuses on copybooks with an elegant style, while the Northern school focuses on stone tablets with a bold and robust style.
