東南
ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ
“southeast; the direction between east and south; in Chinese contexts, often refers to the southeastern coastal regions such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanghai, and Taiwan.”
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- 東西ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧthing; stuff; object; person (used in casual speech); east and west; from east to west
- 台南ㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊTainan; a city and special municipality in southwestern Taiwan; known for historic temples, traditional food, and colonial architecture.
- 台東ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄥTaitung; a city and county in southeastern Taiwan.
- 屏東ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥPingtung; a city, county, and military airbase in southern Taiwan.
- 南韓ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊSouth Korea; Republic of Korea; country on the Korean Peninsula between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.
- 東京ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥTokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period); historically also Luoyang (Han dynasty) or Kaifeng (Song dynasty).
- 台南市ㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋTainan, a city in southern Taiwan; a former capital of Taiwan.
- 越南ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊVietnam; a Southeast Asian country on the eastern Indochinese Peninsula.
- 東方ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤeast; the direction of the sunrise; the Orient; a general term for Asia; a compound surname.
- 南投ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊa city and county in central Taiwan
- 南部ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋsouthern part (of a region or country); the south; often contrasted with the north.
- 南海ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇSouth China Sea; a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean bordered by mainland China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asian countries.