东南 東南 dōng nán southeast 东南部 東南部 dōng nán bù southeast part 木栅 木柵 mù zhà Muzha (old spelling: Mucha), suburb to the southeast of Taipei 大中华 大中華 dà zhōng huá Greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas 东南大学 東南大學 dōng nán dà xué Southeast University 金三角 jīn sān jiǎo Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) 瑶族 瑤族 yáo zú Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia 绿岛 綠島 lǜ dǎo Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 茅山 máo shān Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province 雁荡山 雁蕩山 yàn dàng shān Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang 南诏 南詔 nán zhào Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia 澜沧江 瀾滄江 lán cāng jiāng Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河[Mei2 gong1 He2] of Southeast Asia 池上 chí shàng Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 雁荡 雁蕩 yàn dàng Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang 佤族 wǎ zú Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia 蒙巴顿 矇巴頓 méng bā dùn Mountbatten (name, Anglicization of German Battenberg) / Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979), British commander in Southeast Asia during WWII, presided over the partition of India in 1947, murdered by the IRA. 邹 鄒 zōu surname Zou / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong 科西嘉岛 科西嘉島 kē xī jiā dǎo Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France) 珞巴族 luò bā zú Lhoba ethnic group of southeast Tibet 巽 xùn to obey / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind / ☴ / ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast) 佤 wǎ Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia 蕹 wèng water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia / Taiwan pr. [yong1] 亚洲 亞洲 yà zhōu Asia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4xi4ya4 Zhou1]) 西亚 西亞 xī yà Southwest Asia 鞑靼 韃靼 dá dá Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China) / Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia) 中亚 中亞 zhōng yà Central Asia 东亚 東亞 dōng yà East Asia 亚细亚 亞細亞 yà xì yà Asia 南亚 南亞 nán yà southern Asia 乌拉尔 烏拉爾 wū lā ěr the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia 欧亚 歐亞 ōu yà Europe and Asia / Eurasia 北亚 北亞 běi yà North Asia 帕米尔 帕米爾 pà mǐ ěr the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia 寒蝉 寒蟬 hán chán a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) / Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia syn 亚太 亞太 yà tài Asia-Pacific 突厥 tū jué Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent / (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia 大乘 dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2] 东北亚 東北亞 dōng běi yà Northeast Asia 妈祖 媽祖 mā zǔ Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia 大夏 dà xià Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country 阿尔泰 阿爾泰 ā ěr tài Altai republic in Russian central Asia, capital Gorno-Altaysk 帕米尔高原 帕米爾高原 pà mǐ ěr gāo yuán the Pamirs, highland region of Central Asia 月氏 yuè zhī ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty 乌孙国 烏孫國 wū sūn guó Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD) 东河 東河 dōng hé Donghe or Tungho township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 新南威尔士 新南威爾士 xīn nán wēi ěr shì New South Wales, southeast Australian state 安纳托利亚 安納托利亞 ān nà tuō lì yà Anatolia / Asia Minor 大武 dà wǔ Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 布林迪西 bù lín dí xī Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy 延平 yán píng Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[Nan2 ping2 shi4] Fujian / Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 钦奈 欽奈 qīn nài Chennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米爾納德邦|泰米尔纳德邦[Tai4 mi3 er3 Na4 de2 bang1] / formerly called Madras 馬德拉斯|马德拉斯[Ma3 de2 la1 si1] 鹿野 lù yě Luye or Luyeh township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 小亚细亚 小亞細亞 xiǎo yà xì yà Asia Minor / Anatolia 坎儿井 坎兒井 kǎn r jǐng karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East) 窔 yǎo dark / deep / southeast corner of room 越国 越國 yuè guó Yue state / generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods 佧佤族 kǎ wǎ zú Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia 大中华区 大中華區 dà zhōng huá qū greater China / refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics) / refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas 水蕹菜 shuǐ wèng cài water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia 茶马互市 茶馬互市 chá mǎ hù shì old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty 茶马古道 茶馬古道 chá mǎ gǔ dào old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond 阿佤 ā wǎ Wa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia 喇沙 lǎ shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 扶南 fú nán Funan, ancient state in Southeast Asia (1st - 6th century) 越南民主共和国 越南民主共和國 yuè nán mín zhǔ gòng hé guó Democratic Republic of Vietnam (aka North Vietnam), a country in Southeast Asia 1945-1976 叻沙 lè shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 东南亚区域反恐中心 Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism 东南亚锡研究开发中心 Southeast Asia Tin Research and Development Centre 东南亚和太平洋股 Southeast Asia and the Pacific Unit 建立东南亚锡研究和发展中心协定 建立東南亞錫研究和發展中心協定 Agreement establishing the Southeast Asia Tin Research and Development Centre 东南亚区域社区能力建设举措 dōng nán yà qū yù shè qū néng lì jiàn shè jǔ cuò Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment 东南亚友好合作条约 東南亞友好合作條約 Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia 歌台 gē tái boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[Zhong1 yuan2 jie2] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia 亚欧大陸桥 亞歐大陸橋 yà ōu dà lù qiáo New Asia-Europe Land Bridge / rail line from China through Central Asia to Europe 亚非合作亚非论坛 yà fēi hé zuò yà fēi lùn tán Asia-Africa Forum for Asia-Africa Cooperation 亚太人口信息网 yà tài rén kǒu xìn xī wǎng Asia-Pacific Population Information Network / Asia-Pacific POPIN 联合国和平与裁军亚洲及太平洋区域中心 United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific / United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament for Asia and the Pacific 英联邦青年方桉亚洲中心 英聯邦青年方案亞洲中心 Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia / CYP Asia 中亚-南亚电力输送和贸易项目 中亞-南亞電力輸送和貿易項目 Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project / СASA-1000 东南亚国家联盟 東南亞國家聯盟 dōng nán yà guó jiā lián méng ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) 阿巴 ā bā Aba, southeast Nigerian city / Aba, the Lisu 傈僳 word for grandfather 安得拉邦 ān dé lā bāng Andhra Pradesh or Andhra State in southeast India 泰米尔纳德邦 泰米爾納德邦 tài mǐ ěr nà dé bāng Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1] 卑南 bēi nán Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 卑南乡 卑南鄉 bēi nán xiāng Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 台东市 台東市 tái dōng shì Taitung city in southeast Taiwan, capital of Taitung county 台东县 臺東縣 tái dōng xiàn Taitung County in southeast Taiwan 墨累达令流域 墨累達令流域 mò lèi dá lìng liú yù Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia 大武乡 大武鄉 dà wǔ xiāng Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 大麻里 dà má lǐ Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里[Tai4 ma2 li3] 大麻里乡 大麻里鄉 dà má lǐ xiāng Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里[Tai4 ma2 li3] 太麻里 tài má lǐ Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 太麻里乡 太麻里鄉 tài má lǐ xiāng Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 奥特朗托 奧特朗托 ào tè lǎng tuō Otranto city on the southeast heel of Italy 巴尔喀什湖 巴爾喀什湖 bā ěr kā shí hú Lake Balkhash in southeast Kazakhstan 延平乡 延平鄉 yán píng xiāng Yanping township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan 庆尙南道 慶尙南道 qìng shàng nán dào South Gyeongsang Province, in southeast South Korea, capital Changwon 昌原[Chang1 yuan2] 