司南 sī nán ㄙ ㄋㄢˊ si1 naam4
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司
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 公司 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 company; firm; corporation
- 司令 sī lìng ㄙ ㄌㄧㄥˋ si1 ling6 commanding officer
- 司机 司機 sī jī ㄙ ㄐㄧ si1 gei1 chauffeur; driver
- 司法 sī fǎ ㄙ ㄈㄚˇ si1 faat3 judicial
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- 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 寿司 壽司 shòu sī ㄕㄡˋ ㄙ sau6 si1 sushi
- 官司 guān si ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ gun1 si1 lawsuit
- 打官司 dǎ guān si ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ daa2 gun1 si1 to file a lawsuit
- 司空见惯 司空見慣 sī kōng jiàn guàn ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ si1 hung1 gin3 gwaan3 a common occurrence (idiom)
- 百货公司 百貨公司 bǎi huò gōng sī ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ baak3 fo3 gung1 si1 department store
- 前司 qián sī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙ cin4 si1 (coll.) previous company one worked at
- 卡司 kǎ sī ㄎㄚˇ ㄙ kaa1 si2 (Tw) (loanword) cast (of a film, TV show etc)
- 司仪 司儀 sī yí ㄙ ㄧˊ si1 ji4 master of ceremonies (MC)
- 司寇 Sī kòu ㄙ ㄎㄡˋ si1 kau3 two-character surname Sikou
- 司寇 sī kòu ㄙ ㄎㄡˋ si1 kau3 minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
- 司导 司導 sī dǎo ㄙ ㄉㄠˇ si1 dou6 driver-guide
- 司康 sī kāng ㄙ ㄎㄤ si1 hong1 scone (loanword)
- 司徒 Sī tú ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ si1 tou4 two-character surname Situ
- 司徒 sī tú ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ si1 tou4 minister of land and people (in ancient times)
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
Idioms with these characters
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 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)
- 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
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- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄢ sau6 bei2 naam4 saan1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart
- 终南捷径 終南捷徑 Zhōng nán jié jìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zung1 naam4 zit6 ging3 lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)