南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2
- lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
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南
- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 南方 nán fāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ naam4 fong1 south; southern direction
- 南极 南極 nán jí ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ naam4 gik6 the South Pole
- 南瓜 nán guā ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚ naam4 gwaa1 pumpkin
- 南边 南邊 nán bian ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ naam4 bin1 south
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- 南部 nán bù ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ naam4 bou6 southern part
- 指南 zhǐ nán ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ zi2 naam4 to guide
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 西南 xī nán ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ sai1 naam4 southwest
- 南极洲 南極洲 Nán jí zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 gik6 zau1 Antarctica
- 指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ zi2 naam4 zam1 compass
- 中南 Zhōng Nán ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ zung1 naam4 South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
- 以南 yǐ nán ㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ji5 naam4 to the south of (suffix)
- 全南 Quán nán ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ cyun4 naam4 see 全南县
- 卑南 Bēi nán ㄅㄟ ㄋㄢˊ bei1 naam4 Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan
- 南下 nán xià ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ naam4 haa6 to go down south
- 南丹 Nán dān ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄢ naam4 daan1 see 南丹县
- 南乳 nán rǔ ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄨˇ naam4 jyu5 fermented soybean curd
- 南亚 南亞 nán Yà ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄚˋ naam4 aa3 southern Asia
- 南京 Nán jīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ naam4 ging1 see 南京市
箕
- 扶箕 fú jī ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧ fu4 gei1 planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave)
- 畚箕 běn jī ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧ bun2 gei1 a bamboo or wicker scoop
- 筲箕 shāo jī ㄕㄠ ㄐㄧ saau1 gei1 bamboo basket for rice-washing
- 箕子 Jī zǐ ㄐㄧ ㄗˇ gei1 zi2 Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 纣, then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周 dynasty
- 箢箕 yuān jī ㄩㄢ ㄐㄧ (dialect) scoop-shaped woven bamboo basket
北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
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- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 三北 Sān běi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ saam1 bak1 China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 以北 yǐ běi ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇ ji5 bak1 to the north of (suffix)
- 北上 běi shàng ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ bak1 soeng5 to go up north
- 北亚 北亞 Běi Yà ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄚˋ bak1 aa3 North Asia
- 北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 北佬 běi lǎo ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ bak1 lou2 northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北仑 北侖 Běi lún ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ bak1 leon4 see 北仑区
- 北侧 北側 běi cè ㄅㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ bak1 zak1 north side
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 北国 北國 běi guó ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bak1 gwok3 the northern part of the country
斗
- 奋斗 奮鬥 fèn dòu ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ fan5 dau3 to strive; to struggle
- 战斗 戰鬥 zhàn dòu ㄓㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ zin3 dau3 to fight
- 打斗 打鬥 dǎ dòu ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄡˋ daa2 dau3 to fight
- 搏斗 搏鬥 bó dòu ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ bok3 dau3 to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
- 泰斗 tài dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 dau2 abbr. for 泰山北斗
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- 斗志 鬥志 dòu zhì ㄉㄡˋ ㄓˋ dau3 zi3 will to fight
- 斗争 鬥爭 dòu zhēng ㄉㄡˋ ㄓㄥ dau3 zang1 a struggle
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
- 内斗 內鬥 nèi dòu ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄡˋ noi6 dau3 internal strife
- 公斗 gōng dǒu ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄡˇ gung1 dau2 decaliter
- 冰斗 bīng dǒu ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄡˇ bing1 dau2 (geology) cirque
- 刁斗 diāo dǒu ㄉㄧㄠ ㄉㄡˇ diu1 dau2 soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)
- 北斗 Běi dǒu ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ bak1 dau2 Great Bear
- 升斗 shēng dǒu ㄕㄥ ㄉㄡˇ sing1 dau2 liter and decaliter dry measure
- 博斗 博鬥 bó dòu ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ bok3 dau3 to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)
- 吊斗 diào dǒu ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄡˇ diu3 dau2 (a container) carried suspended or underslung
- 墨斗 mò dǒu ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄡˇ mak6 dau2 carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
- 好斗 好鬥 hào dòu ㄏㄠˋ ㄉㄡˋ hou3 dau3 to be warlike
- 山斗 shān dǒu ㄕㄢ ㄉㄡˇ saan1 dau2 abbr. for 泰山北斗
- 巴斗 bā dǒu ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ baa1 dau2 variant of 笆斗