南 (naam4) — south; southern in Cantonese
naamˎ₄南Mandarin Pinyin: nan2
Meaning of 南
nounsouth; southern
Example Sentences with 南
cingˊ²請neiˏ₅你bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我maaiˏ₅買geiˊ²幾fanˍ₆份bou˗₃報ziˊ²紙，，naam4南waa4、sing1華、dou2、ming4星bou˗₃島、，明gok˗₃報jatˉ¹各fanˍ₆一份。
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好onˉ¹安naamˎ₄南caaiˎ₄柴ga3.㗎。
He's very troublesome indeed.
fai˗₃費siˍ₆事gam˗₃咁onˉ¹安naamˎ₄南caai4.柴。
Don't be so troublesome.
tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友houˊ²好onˉ¹安naamˎ₄南caai4.柴。
That guy is really annoying/troublesome.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁onˉ¹安naamˎ₄南caaiˎ₄柴laa1.啦。
Don't be so bothersome.
Words Containing 南
南無naa1 mou4/mo4
I call upon; I take refuge in (e.g.: the Buddha, the bodhisattva Guanyin
越南華僑jyut6 naam4 waa4 kiu4
Hoa (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam)
中南zung1 naam4
(abbreviation for) China - South Africa
向西南hoeng3 sai1 naam4
southwestward
南瓜車aam4 gwaa1 ce1
a reference to the pumpkin carriage in the story of Cinderella.
南丫島naam4 aa1 dou2
Lamma Island - is a small populated island to the southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is part of the Islands District, HKSAR
南轅北轍naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3
act in a way that defeats one's purpose
海南人hoi2 naam4 jan4
a person from Hainan Island
南洋蒲桃naam4 joeng2 pou4 tou2
Syzygium samarangense (Java apple)
南薑naam4 goeng1
galangal
華南waa4 naam4
South China
南洋naam4 joeng2
洋4*2: the South Seas, Malay Archipelago; 洋4*2: SE Asia; 洋4: (placename) Nam Yeung
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