nán​běi HSK5

north and south

  • created reference approved 南北 → 东西/東西 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    南北 nán​běi

    东西 / 東西 dōng​xi

    see

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  • created sense approved 南北 · nán​běi · north and south — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    南北

    nán​běi

    north and south

    the south and the north; the distance or direction from north to south

    南 (literal) → 南 · nán · south 北 (literal) → 北 · běi · north

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  • created sense approved 南北 · nán​běi · not a thing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    南北

    nán​běi

    not a thing

    (dialect) Used in wordplay or jokes to mean "not a thing" (based on the word for "thing" being [[东西|東西|dong1 xi5]], literally "east-west"); used as a humorous way to scold someone for being good-for-nothing

    南 (literal) → 南 · nán · south 北 (literal) → 北 · běi · north

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  • created sense approved 南北 · nán​běi · reason — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    南北

    nán​běi

    reason

    (literary) reason; sense; logic (referring to whether something makes sense)

    南 (literal) → 南 · nán · south 北 (literal) → 北 · běi · north

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  • created sense approved 南北 · nán​běi · man — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    南北

    nán​běi

    man

    (archaic) a man (parallel to the use of [[东西|東西|dong1 xi5]] for things)

    南 (literal) → 南 · nán · south 北 (literal) → 北 · běi · north

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