新竹 xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan 埃弗顿 埃弗頓 āi fú dùn Everton (town in northwest England) / Everton soccer team 西北部 xī běi bù northwest part 武当山 武當山 wǔ dāng shān Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei 西直门 西直門 xī zhí mén Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing / the main northwest gate of Beijing 苗栗 miáo lì Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan 关西 關西 guān xī Kansai region, Japan / Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 大湖 dà hú Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 西北大学 西北大學 xī běi dà xué Northwest University 黄土高原 黃土高原 huáng tǔ gāo yuán Loess Plateau of northwest China 窑洞 窯洞 yáo dòng yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China) / CL:孔[kong3] syn 文莱 文萊 wén lái Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo 秦腔 qín qiāng Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera syn 什刹海 什剎海 shí chà hǎi Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes 亚齐 亞齊 yà qí Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra / Aceh sultanate 16th-19th century 独龙 獨龍 dú lóng Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan 造桥 造橋 zào qiáo Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 东巴文化 東巴文化 dōng bā wén huà Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group of Lijiang 麗江|丽江 in northwest Yunnan 独龙江 獨龍江 dú lóng jiāng Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit 汶 wèn Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川) / classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国 峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China) 塬 yuán plateau, esp. Loess Plateau of northwest China 黃土高原|黄土高原[Huang2 tu3 Gao1 yuan2] 垧 shǎng unit of land area (equivalent to 10 or 15 mǔ 畝|亩[mu3] in parts of northeast China, but only 3 or 5 mǔ in northwest China) 喝西北风 喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom) / fig. to go hungry / to have nothing to eat syn 加利西亚 加利西亞 jiā lì xī yà Galicia, province and former kingdom of northwest Spain 阿克伦 阿克倫 ā kè lún Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece 西湖 xī hú Xihu or West lake (place name) / West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang / Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 小金 xiǎo jīn Xiaojin County (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan 克朗代克 kè lǎng dài kè Klondike in northwest Canada 阿斯图里亚斯 阿斯圖里亞斯 ā sī tú lǐ yà sī Asturias, northwest Spanish autonomous principality on the bay of Biscay / ancient Spanish kingdom from which the reconquista was based 宝山 寶山 bǎo shān Baoshang District of Shanghai / Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang / Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 汶川 wèn chuān Wenchuan County (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan 通霄 tōng xiāo Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 西北太平洋行动计划 西北太平洋行動計劃 Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region / Northwest Pacific Action Plan 中甸 zhōng diàn Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La County 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 Xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan 黄海道 黃海道 huáng hǎi dào former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954 嘉定区 嘉定區 jiā dìng qū Jiading district of northwest Shanghai 鹿苑寺 lù yuàn sì Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple 怒江 nù jiāng see 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4jiang1 Li4su4zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1] / Nujiang river of south Tibet and northwest Yunnan, the upper reaches of Salween river 薩爾溫江|萨尔温江, forming border of Myanmar and Thailand 旁遮普邦 páng zhē pǔ bāng Punjab state in northwest India bordering Pakistan 西北航空公司 xī běi háng kōng gōng sī Northwest Airlines 元朗 yuán lǎng Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong 三江并流 三江並流 sān jiāng bìng liú Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in mountainous northwest Yunnan World Heritage protected area: the three rivers are Nujiang 怒江[Nu4 jiang1] or Salween, Jinsha 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 jiang1] or upper reaches of Changjiang and Lancang 瀾滄江|澜沧江[Lan2 cang1 Jiang1] or Mekong 三江生态旅游区 三江生態旅遊區 sān jiāng shēng tài lǚ yóu qū Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[Wen4 chuan1 xian4], northwest Sichuan 三湾 三灣 sān wān Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 三湾乡 三灣鄉 sān wān xiāng Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 三义 三義 sān yì Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 三义乡 三義鄉 sān yì xiāng Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 中国西北边陲 中國西北邊陲 zhōng guó xī běi biān chuí border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang) 中甸县 中甸縣 zhōng diàn xiàn Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La County 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 Xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan 五峰 wǔ fēng abbr. for 五峰土家族自治縣|五峰土家族自治县[Wu3 feng1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4], Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei / Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 五峰乡 五峰鄉 wǔ fēng xiāng Wufeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 亚罗士打 亞羅士打 yà luó shì dǎ Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia 亚齐省 亞齊省 yà qí shěng Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra 公馆乡 公館鄉 gōng guǎn xiāng Gongguan or Kungkuan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 利古里亚 利古里亞 lì gǔ lǐ yà Liguria, northwest Italy 加格达奇 加格達奇 jiā gé dá qí Jiagedaqi district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, in northwest Heilongjiang and northeast Inner Mongolia 加格达奇区 加格達奇區 jiā gé dá qí qū Jiagedaqi district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, in northwest Heilongjiang and northeast Inner Mongolia 北埔 běi bù Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 北埔乡 北埔鄉 běi bù xiāng Beibu or Peipu township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 卓兰 卓蘭 zhuó lán Zhuolan or Cholan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 卓兰镇 卓蘭鎮 zhuó lán zhèn Zhuolan or Cholan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 南庄乡 南莊鄉 nán zhuāng xiāng rural township in Miaoli County 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2li4 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 吉打 jí dǎ Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打|亚罗士打[Ya4 luo2 shi4 da3] 哈巴雪山 hā bā xuě shān Mt Haba (Nakhi: golden flower), in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan 嘉定 jiā dìng Jiading district of northwest Shanghai / final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗[Ning2 zong1] 壤塘 rǎng táng Zamthang County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1ba4 Zang4zu2 Qiang1zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], northwest Sichuan 壤塘县 壤塘縣 rǎng táng xiàn Zamthang County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1ba4 Zang4zu2 Qiang1zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], northwest Sichuan 大不里士 dà bù lǐ shì Tabriz city in northwest Iran, capital of Iranian East Azerbaijan 大湖乡 大湖鄉 dà hú xiāng Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 大兴安岭山脉 大興安嶺山脈 dà xīng ān lǐng shān mài Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 奥维耶多 奧維耶多 ào wéi yē duō Oviedo (Asturian: Uviéu), capital of Asturias in northwest Spain 威州镇 威州鎮 wēi zhōu zhèn Weizhou town, seat of Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[Wen4 chuan1 xian4] in northwest Sichuan 宝山乡 寶山鄉 bǎo shān xiāng Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 小金县 小金縣 xiǎo jīn xiàn Xiaojin County (Tibetan: btsan lha rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan 尖石 jiān shí Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 尖石乡 尖石鄉 jiān shí xiāng Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 峨眉乡 峨眉鄉 é méi xiāng Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 希洪 xī hóng Gijón (Asturian: Xixón), city in northwest Spain on the bay of Biscay 建塘镇 建塘鎮 jiàn táng zhèn Jiantang, capital of Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan 后龙 後龍 hòu lóng Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 后龙镇 後龍鎮 hòu lóng zhèn Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 怒江傈僳族自治区 怒江傈僳族自治區 nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì qū Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in northwest Yunnan, capital Liuku or Lutku 六庫鎮|六库镇[Liu4 ku4 zhen4] 拉达克 拉達克 lā dá kè Ladakh, the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir in northwest India, adjacent to Kashmir and Tibet, know as "Little Tibet" 斯瓦特 sī wǎ tè Swat province in Pakistani Northwest Frontier 斯瓦特谷地 sī wǎ tè gǔ dì Swat valley in Pakistani Northwest Frontier 新埔 xīn bù Xinbu or Hsinpu town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 新埔镇 新埔鎮 xīn bù zhèn Xinbu or Hsinpu town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 新舄县 新潟縣 xīn xì xiàn Niigata prefecture in northwest Japan 新竹县 新竹縣 xīn zhú xiàn Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan 新丰 新豐 xīn fēng Xinfeng County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong / Xinfeng or Hsinfeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 新丰乡 新豐鄉 xīn fēng xiāng Xinfeng or Hsinfeng township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 昌迪加尔 昌迪加爾 chāng dí jiā ěr Chandighar, capital of Punjab state of northwest India 松潘 sōng pān Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan 松潘县 松潘縣 sōng pān xiàn Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan 横山乡 橫山鄉 héng shān xiāng Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan 汶川县 汶川縣 wèn chuān xiàn Wenchuan County (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan 