方位

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (方位)		方	位

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ wai^6-2, fong¹ wai⁶

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hong-ūi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huang¹ ui⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāngwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fangwèi
    • Wade–Giles: fang¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: fāng-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangwey
    • Palladius: фанвэй (fanvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ wai^6-2, fong¹ wai⁶
    • Yale: fōng wái, fōng waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ wai^6-2, fong¹ wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ wei^6-2, fong¹ wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: hong-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hong'ui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ ui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huang¹ ui⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huang ūi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/

Noun

方位

1. points of the compass; position; place; direction; bearing

   人體方位／人体方位  ―  réntǐ fāngwèi  ―  body direction

Synonyms

• 方向 (fāngxiàng)
• 指向 (zhǐxiàng)
• 走向 (zǒuxiàng)

Derived terms

• 全方位 (quánfāngwèi)
• 方位格 (fāngwèigé)
• 方位角 (fāngwèijiǎo)
• 方位詞／方位词
• 胎方位 (tāifāngwèi)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (方位):

• → Japanese: 方位(ほうい) (hōi)
• → Korean: 방위(方位) (bang'wi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方	位
ほう Grade: 2	い Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːi]

Noun

方(ほう)位(い) • (hōi) 

1. direction

Synonyms

• 方角(ほうがく) (hōgaku)