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saiˉ¹西bakˉ¹
Pinyin
xi1 bei3
Translations
noun
northwest
dungˉ¹naamˎ₄saiˉ¹西bakˉ¹
(东南西北)
Pinyin
dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3
Translations
noun
the four cardinal directions; in all directions; north, south, east, and west (but in Chinese, it's always said in the order: east-south-west-north)
hot˗₃saiˉ¹西bakˉ¹fungˉ¹
(喝西北风)
Pinyin
he1 xi1 bei3 feng1
Translations
noun
"to eat the northwest wind"
noun
have nothing to eat; live on air
noun
食西北風
saiˉ¹西bakˉ¹fongˉ¹
Pinyin
xi1 bei3 fang1
Translations
noun
northwest; northwestern
sikˍ₆saiˉ¹西bakˉ¹fungˉ¹
(食西北风)
Pinyin
shi2 xi1 bei3 feng1
Translations
noun
喝西北風
noun
"to eat the northwest wind"
noun
have nothing to eat; live on air
noun
describes the situation of financial difficulty and having no money for food; literally 'to eat the northwest wind'