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Jyutping naam4 fong1
Pinyin nán fāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. south
  2. the southern part of the country
  3. the South
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    向​南​嘅​方向​;​南面​;​南部
    south; southern part
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    south
    (syn.) 南面, 南边, 南爿, 南邊, 南便, 南片
  2. noun, specifically
    southern China (usually referring to the area to the south of the Yellow River)
    • 他是南方人,所以一張口説話就帶有南方口音。
      他是南方人,所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。
      tā shì nán fāng rén , suǒ yǐ yī zhāng kǒu shuō huà jiù dài yǒu nán fāng kǒu yīn .
      He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.
    • 中國南方喀斯特
      中国南方喀斯特
      zhōng guó nán fāng kā sī tè
      The South China Karst
  3. noun
    southern part (of a country)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #392
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    许多燕子不久就要从南方飞来了。
    許多燕子不久就要從南方飛來了。
    xǔ duō yàn zi bù jiǔ jiù yào cóng nán fāng fēi lái le 。
    • Many swallows will come soon from the south.
  2. Mandarin
    他们说着南方话。
    他們説着南方話。
    tā men shuō zhe nán fāng huà 。
    • They were speaking in a Southern dialect.
  3. Mandarin
    在中国南方,旗袍又称“长衫”。
    在中國南方,旗袍又稱“長衫”。
    zài zhōng guó nán fāng , qí páo yòu chēng “ cháng shān ”。
    • In Southern China, the qipao is also known as "changshan".
  4. Mandarin
    远离宫殿的北方及南方是平民、商人、工艺师傅和工人。
    遠離宫殿的北方及南方是平民、商人、工藝師傅和工人。
    yuǎn lí gōng diàn de běi fāng jí nán fāng shì píng mín 、 shāng rén 、 gōng yì shī fu hé gōng rén 。
    • Farther from the palace and to its north and south were the commoners, merchants, artisans, and laborers.
  5. Mandarin
    他飞到南方。
    他飛到南方。
    tā fēi dào nán fāng 。
    • He took off to the south.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    南方
    南方
    naam4 fong1
    • the South
  2. Cantonese
    向西南方向行。
    向西南方向行。
    hoeng3 sai1 naam4 fong1 hoeng3 haang4.
    • Walk towards southwest.
  3. Cantonese
    中国南方嘅土地肥沃,适合种植稻米。
    中國南方嘅土地肥沃,適合種植稻米。
    zung1 gwok3 naam4 fong1 ge3 tou2 dei6 fei4 juk1, sik1 hap6 zung3 zik6 dou6 mai5
    • Lands in southern China are fertile and suitable for planting rice.
  4. Cantonese
    皇帝决定去南方出巡。
    皇帝決定去南方出巡。
    • The king decided to make an inspection tour to the south.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    据说在1990年成立全苏东干族协会时,吉尔吉斯斯坦南方的奥什回回因为不会讲陕甘宁方言而嚎啕大哭,痛惜自己丢失了母语。
    據說在1990年成立全蘇東干族協會時,吉爾吉斯斯坦南方的奧什回回因爲不會講陝甘寧方言而嚎啕大哭,痛惜自己丟失了母語。
    jù shuō zài 1990 nián chéng lì quán sū dōng gān zú xié huì shí , jí ěr jí sī sī tǎn nán fāng de ào shén huí huí yīn wèi bù huì jiǎng shǎn gān níng fāng yán ér háo táo dà kū , tòng xī zì jǐ diū shī le mǔ yǔ .
    • It is said that during the 1990 formation of the All-Soviet Dungan Association, Hui of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan cried most terribly, unable to speak their Shaan-Gan-Ning dialect, lamenting the loss of their native language.
  2. Mandarin
    他是南方人,所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。
    他是南方人,所以一張口説話就帶有南方口音。
    tā shì nán fāng rén , suǒ yǐ yī zhāng kǒu shuō huà jiù dài yǒu nán fāng kǒu yīn .
    • He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.
  3. Mandarin
    中国南方航空
    中國南方航空
    zhōng guó nán fāng háng kōng
    • China Southern Airlines
  4. Mandarin
    中国南方喀斯特
    中國南方喀斯特
    zhōng guó nán fāng kā sī tè
    • The South China Karst
  5. Mandarin
    中国南方一般以大米为主食。
    中國南方一般以大米為主食。
    zhōng guó nán fāng yī bān yǐ dà mǐ wéi zhǔ shí .
    • Southern Chinese usually eat rice as a staple food.