北線

Chinese

		north	route
trad. (北線/北綫)		北	線/綫
simp. (北线)		北	线

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pak-sòaⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-sòaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: Pak-suànn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: paksvoax
    • IPA (Philippines): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

Proper noun

北線

1. (Philippine Hokkien, archaic) Northern & Central Luzon; Provinces in Luzon further north of Metro Manila, especially the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, and the Ilocos Region.

Usage notes

Usage in the Philippines is the old dated or archaic term referring to the general region further north of Metro Manila. These are terms used by wholesale merchants trading across different parts of the Philippines centered from the perspective of Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines.

Coordinate terms

• 呂宋／吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon; (obsolete) The Philippines”)
  • 北線／北线 (Pak-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Northern & Central Luzon; Provinces in Luzon North of Metro Manila”, literally “Northern Route”)
  • 馬尼拉／马尼拉 (Má-nî-la, “Manila”)
  • 大岷區／大岷区 (Tāi-bîn-khu, “Metro Manila”)
  • 南線／南线 (Lâm-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Southern Luzon; Provinces in Luzon South of Metro Manila”, literally “Southern Route”)
• 南島／南岛 (Lâm-tó͘, “(archaic) Visayas / Mindanao”)