- 南朝鲜 náncháoxiǎn South KoreaSouth Korea; the Republic of Korea. This term is used primarily in mainland China.
- 南朝宋 náncháosòng Liu Song dynastyThe Song dynasty of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with its capital at Nanjing; also known as [[刘宋|劉宋|liu2 song4]]
- 南朝陈 náncháochén Chen dynastyThe Chen of the Southern dynasties, ruling from 557 to 589
- 南朝梁 náncháoliáng Liang dynastyLiang of the Southern dynasties, ruling from 502 to 557.
- 南朝齐 náncháoqí Southern Qi DynastyThe Qi Dynasty (479–502) of the Southern Dynasties, one of the Southern and Northern Dynasties in Chinese history.