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"South Africa" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
南非 nán fēi South Africa / Southern Africa
Chinese Pinyin Translation
南方 nán fāng south / southern China (areas to the south of the Yangtze River) syn
南边 南邊 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of syn
南面 nán miàn south side / south syn
曼德拉 màn dé lā Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Africa 1994-1999
釜山 fǔ shān Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
南北 nán běi north and south / north to south
江南 jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
开普敦 開普敦 kāi pǔ dūn Cape Town (city in South Africa)
大田 dà tián Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea syn
中非 zhōng fēi China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic
南侧 南側 nán cè south side / south face syn
阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
光州 guāng zhōu Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
中南 zhōng nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
岭南 嶺南 lǐng nán south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
金砖 金磚 jīn zhuān BRIC / BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
南越 nán yuè South Vietnam / South Vietnamese
开城 開城 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
纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn
大藏经 大藏經 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea syn
南区 南區 nán qū south district of city / south zone / Nan south district of a Taiwanese city
约翰内斯堡 約翰內斯堡 yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo Johannesburg, South Africa
比勒陀利亚 比勒陀利亞 bǐ lè tuó lì yà Pretoria, capital of South Africa
德班 dé bān Durban (city in South Africa)
南 nán south syn
非洲 fēi zhōu Africa / abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
韩国 韓國 hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
汉城 漢城 hàn chéng Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3]
美洲 měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
马赛 馬賽 mǎ sài Marseille, city in south France / Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
南美 nán měi South America
南极 南極 nán jí south pole
悉尼 xī ní Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia
韩元 韓元 hán yuán South Korean won (currency)
南韩 南韓 nán hán (Tw, HK) South Korea
南美洲 nán měi zhōu South America
北非 běi fēi North Africa
以南 yǐ nán to the south of (suffix)
西贡 西貢 xī gòng Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam / Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong
西非 xī fēi West Africa
仁川 rén chuān Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
皮尔 皮爾 pí ěr Pierre, capital of South Dakota
两极 兩極 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
普罗旺斯 普羅旺斯 pǔ luó wàng sī Provence (south of France)
南海 nán hǎi South China Sea
汤加 湯加 tāng jiā Tonga, South Pacific archipelago kingdom
六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun syn
法门 法門 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace syn
中南部 zhōng nán bù south central region
东非 東非 dōng fēi East Africa
南洋 nán yáng Southeast Asia / South seas
阿特拉斯 ā tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa
南下 nán xià to go down south
南湾 南灣 nán wān South
金大中 jīn dà zhōng Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
尼日尔 尼日爾 ní rì ěr Niger (African state) / Niger River, West Africa
南路 nán lù south road
韩语 韓語 hán yǔ Korean language (esp. in context of South Korea)
海南岛 海南島 hǎi nán dǎo Hainan Island in South China Sea
南天门 南天門 nán tiān mén South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
高雄 gāo xióng Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan
中韩 中韓 zhōng hán China-South Korea
客家 kè jiā Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south syn
韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)
屏东 屏東 píng dōng Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan
辽东 遼東 liáo dōng Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河|辽河
首尔 首爾 shǒu ěr Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2])
泛珠三角 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
东南西北 東南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions syn
吴国 吳國 wú guó Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods) / Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms
南苑 nán yuàn Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
华南理工大学 華南理工大學 huá nán lǐ gōng dà xué South China University of Technology
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn
鼓山 gǔ shān Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
南道 nán dào south road
两河 兩河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
朝韩 朝韓 cháo hán North and South Korea
南北长 南北長 nán běi cháng north-south distance
小港 xiǎo gǎng Xiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
南朝鲜 南朝鮮 nán cháo xiǎn South Korea
魏晋南北朝 魏晉南北朝 wèi jìn nán běi cháo Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
华南虎 華南虎 huá nán hǔ South China Tiger
三八线 三八線 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
南岛 南島 nán dǎo South Island (New Zealand)
金泉 jīn quán Gimcheon (city in South Korea)
依云 依雲 yī yún Evian, mineral water company / Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France
济州岛 濟州島 jì zhōu dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
士族 shì zú land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2]
韩美 韓美 hán měi South Korean-US
南安普敦 nán ān pǔ dūn Southampton, town in south England
佤族 wǎ zú Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia
四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
西沙群岛 西沙群島 xī shā qún dǎo Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea
图瓦 圖瓦 tú wǎ Tuva, a republic in south-central Siberia, Russia
占城 佔城 zhàn chéng Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693
高雄市 gāo xióng shì Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city in south Taiwan
五岭 五嶺 wǔ lǐng the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]
韩 韓 hán Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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