北方

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	方

Noun

北方 (hiragana ほっぽう, romaji hoppō, historical hiragana ほくぱう)

1. north, northern area

Related terms

• 東方 (とうほう, tōhō): east, eastern area
• 西方 (せいほう, seihō): west, western area
• 南方 (なんぽう, nanpō): south, southern area

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
北方

Etymology

北 (northern) + 方 (region)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ pei̯˨˩fɑŋ˥˥ ]

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Noun

北方 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin běifāng)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) the northern area (of a country)

Usage notes

• In China, 北方 usually refers to the area to the north of the Yellow River.

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785: