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東南西北

dung1 naam4 sai1 bak1

dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3

the four cardinal directions; in all directions; north, south, east, and west (but in Chinese, it's always said in the order: east-south-west-north)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 376,000

東南西北 / 东南西北

東 dung1 dong1 - east
南 naam4 nan2 {na2} - south
西 sai1 xi1 si1 yue1 - west
北 bak1 bei3 - north

This word was added by claw on 3rd Sep 2004 and last edited on 3rd Feb 2007

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