"……東……西" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "……東……西",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hokkien Chinese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "創東創西"
        },
        {
          "word": "创东创西"
        },
        {
          "word": "揣東揣西"
        },
        {
          "word": "揣东揣西"
        },
        {
          "word": "看東看西"
        },
        {
          "word": "看东看西"
        },
        {
          "word": "罵東罵西"
        },
        {
          "word": "骂东骂西"
        },
        {
          "word": "行東行西"
        },
        {
          "word": "行东行西"
        },
        {
          "word": "說東說西"
        },
        {
          "word": "说东说西"
        },
        {
          "word": "講東講西"
        },
        {
          "word": "讲东讲西"
        },
        {
          "word": "走東走西"
        },
        {
          "word": "走东走西"
        },
        {
          "word": "跳東跳西"
        },
        {
          "word": "跳东跳西"
        },
        {
          "word": "食東食西"
        },
        {
          "word": "食东食西"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "看東看西／看东看西 [Hokkien] ― khòaⁿ-tang-khòaⁿ-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to look here and there; to snoop",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to search here and there; to scrounge",
          "ref": "揣東揣西 [Hokkien, trad.]",
          "text": "揣东揣西 [Hokkien, simp.]\nchhē-tang-chhē-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "食東食西／食东食西 [Hokkien] ― chia̍h-tang-chia̍h-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to eat here and there; to gorge",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "創東創西／创东创西 [Hokkien] ― chhòng-tang-chhòng-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to do something here and there; to be busy with",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "講東講西／讲东讲西 [Hokkien] ― kóng-tang-kóng-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to talk here and there; to blabber",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "說東說西／说东说西 [Hokkien] ― seh-tang-seh-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to speak here and there; to blabber",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to swear here and there; to jeer",
          "ref": "罵東罵西 [Hokkien, trad.]",
          "text": "骂东骂西 [Hokkien, simp.]\nmā-tang-mā-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "走東走西／走东走西 [Hokkien] ― cháu-tang-cháu-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to run all over the place; to run around",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "行東行西／行东行西 [Hokkien] ― kiâⁿ-tang-kiâⁿ-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to walk all over the place; to wander about",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "跳東跳西／跳东跳西 [Hokkien] ― thiàu-tang-thiàu-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to jump all over the place; to skip; to hop",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way"
      ],
      "id": "en-……東……西-zh-adv-dPSAVI2e",
      "links": [
        [
          "various",
          "various"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "here and there",
          "here and there"
        ],
        [
          "all over the place",
          "all over the place"
        ],
        [
          "this way",
          "this way"
        ],
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ],
        [
          "that way",
          "that way"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hokkien) in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "dōng...xī...",
          "word": "東……西……"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōng...xī...",
          "word": "东……西……"
        }
      ],
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        "Hokkien"
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  ],
  "word": "……東……西"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "創東創西"
    },
    {
      "word": "创东创西"
    },
    {
      "word": "揣東揣西"
    },
    {
      "word": "揣东揣西"
    },
    {
      "word": "看東看西"
    },
    {
      "word": "看东看西"
    },
    {
      "word": "罵東罵西"
    },
    {
      "word": "骂东骂西"
    },
    {
      "word": "行東行西"
    },
    {
      "word": "行东行西"
    },
    {
      "word": "說東說西"
    },
    {
      "word": "说东说西"
    },
    {
      "word": "講東講西"
    },
    {
      "word": "讲东讲西"
    },
    {
      "word": "走東走西"
    },
    {
      "word": "走东走西"
    },
    {
      "word": "跳東跳西"
    },
    {
      "word": "跳东跳西"
    },
    {
      "word": "食東食西"
    },
    {
      "word": "食东食西"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "……東……西",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "dōng...xī...",
      "word": "東……西……"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōng...xī...",
      "word": "东……西……"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Chinese adverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Hokkien Chinese",
        "Hokkien terms with usage examples",
        "Requests for pronunciation in Hokkien entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "看東看西／看东看西 [Hokkien] ― khòaⁿ-tang-khòaⁿ-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to look here and there; to snoop",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to search here and there; to scrounge",
          "ref": "揣東揣西 [Hokkien, trad.]",
          "text": "揣东揣西 [Hokkien, simp.]\nchhē-tang-chhē-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "食東食西／食东食西 [Hokkien] ― chia̍h-tang-chia̍h-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to eat here and there; to gorge",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "創東創西／创东创西 [Hokkien] ― chhòng-tang-chhòng-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to do something here and there; to be busy with",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "講東講西／讲东讲西 [Hokkien] ― kóng-tang-kóng-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to talk here and there; to blabber",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "說東說西／说东说西 [Hokkien] ― seh-tang-seh-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to speak here and there; to blabber",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to swear here and there; to jeer",
          "ref": "罵東罵西 [Hokkien, trad.]",
          "text": "骂东骂西 [Hokkien, simp.]\nmā-tang-mā-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "走東走西／走东走西 [Hokkien] ― cháu-tang-cháu-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to run all over the place; to run around",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "行東行西／行东行西 [Hokkien] ― kiâⁿ-tang-kiâⁿ-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to walk all over the place; to wander about",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "跳東跳西／跳东跳西 [Hokkien] ― thiàu-tang-thiàu-sai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to jump all over the place; to skip; to hop",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "various",
          "various"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "here and there",
          "here and there"
        ],
        [
          "all over the place",
          "all over the place"
        ],
        [
          "this way",
          "this way"
        ],
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ],
        [
          "that way",
          "that way"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hokkien) in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "……東……西"
}