南洋 [－－]

Jyutping naam4 joeng4
Pinyin nán yáng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name, historical
    irrigation plain south of the Mulan River in Fujian
  2. name, historical
    southern “coastal” region of China, inclusive of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangzhou
  3. name, dated
    Malay Archipelago; (in general) Southeast Asia, Nanyang
    (syn.) 番爿
    • 下南洋
      下南洋
      xià nán yáng
      to migrate to Southeast Asia (during late Qing and the Republic of China era)

南洋 [－－]

Jyutping naam4 joeng2
Pinyin nán yáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Southeast Asia
  2. South seas
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    籠統​指中國​以南​地方​，​大約​包括​菲律賓​，​中南​半​島​嘅​越南​、​泰國​、​緬甸​、​新加坡​、​老撾​，​馬​來​群​島​嘅​馬​來​西​亞​、​印尼​等國​，​參考​東洋​、​西洋
    Roughly refer to the south of China, including Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia etc
  2. 近義詞
    東南亞
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    下南洋
    下南洋
    xià nán yáng
    • to migrate to Southeast Asia (during late Qing and the Republic of China era)