"……東……西" meaning in Chinese

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Adverb

Forms: ……东……西 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} ……東……西
  1. (Hokkien) in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way Tags: Hokkien Synonyms: 東……西…… (dōng...xī...) [Mandarin], 东……西…… (dōng...xī...) [Mandarin]
    Sense id: en-……東……西-zh-adv-dPSAVI2e Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien Chinese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: 創東創西, 创东创西, 揣東揣西, 揣东揣西, 看東看西, 看东看西, 罵東罵西, 骂东骂西, 行東行西, 行东行西, 說東說西, 说东说西, 講東講西, 讲东讲西, 走東走西, 走东走西, 跳東跳西, 跳东跳西, 食東食西, 食东食西
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "word": "創東創西"
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        {
          "word": "创东创西"
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        {
          "word": "揣東揣西"
        },
        {
          "word": "揣东揣西"
        },
        {
          "word": "看東看西"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "罵東罵西"
        },
        {
          "word": "骂东骂西"
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        {
          "word": "行東行西"
        },
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          "word": "行东行西"
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          "word": "說東說西"
        },
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          "word": "说东说西"
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        },
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          "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"
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          "english": "to search here and there; to scrounge",
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          "english": "to eat here and there; to gorge",
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          "roman": "chia̍h-tang-chia̍h-sai",
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          "english": "to do something here and there; to be busy with",
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          "roman": "chhòng-tang-chhòng-sai",
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          "english": "to talk here and there; to blabber",
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          "roman": "kóng-tang-kóng-sai",
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          "roman": "kóng-tang-kóng-sai",
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          "english": "to speak here and there; to blabber",
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          "roman": "seh-tang-seh-sai",
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          "english": "to swear here and there; to jeer",
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          "roman": "mā-tang-mā-sai",
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          "text": "罵東罵西",
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          "english": "to swear here and there; to jeer",
          "raw_tags": [
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          "roman": "mā-tang-mā-sai",
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          "text": "骂东骂西",
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          "english": "to run all over the place; to run around",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī"
          ],
          "roman": "cháu-tang-cháu-sai",
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          "text": "走東走西",
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          "english": "to run all over the place; to run around",
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          "english": "to walk all over the place; to wander about",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī"
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          "roman": "kiâⁿ-tang-kiâⁿ-sai",
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          "english": "to walk all over the place; to wander about",
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          "english": "to jump all over the place; to skip; to hop",
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          "roman": "thiàu-tang-thiàu-sai",
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          "english": "to jump all over the place; to skip; to hop",
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          "text": "跳东跳西",
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      ],
      "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"
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        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
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          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "here and there",
          "here and there"
        ],
        [
          "all over the place",
          "all over the place"
        ],
        [
          "this way",
          "this way"
        ],
        [
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          "or"
        ],
        [
          "that way",
          "that way"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hokkien) in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "dōng...xī...",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "東……西……"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōng...xī...",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "东……西……"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "……東……西"
}
{
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    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Chinese adverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Hokkien Chinese",
        "Hokkien terms with usage examples",
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          "english": "to look here and there; to snoop",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī"
          ],
          "roman": "khòaⁿ-tang-khòaⁿ-sai",
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            "Hokkien"
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          "text": "看東看西",
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          "english": "to look here and there; to snoop",
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          "english": "to eat here and there; to gorge",
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          "roman": "chia̍h-tang-chia̍h-sai",
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          "roman": "chhòng-tang-chhòng-sai",
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          "roman": "chhòng-tang-chhòng-sai",
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          "english": "to talk here and there; to blabber",
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            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī"
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          "roman": "kóng-tang-kóng-sai",
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          "roman": "kóng-tang-kóng-sai",
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          "english": "to swear here and there; to jeer",
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          "roman": "mā-tang-mā-sai",
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          "roman": "mā-tang-mā-sai",
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          "english": "to run all over the place; to run around",
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            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī"
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          "roman": "cháu-tang-cháu-sai",
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          "roman": "cháu-tang-cháu-sai",
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          "english": "to walk all over the place; to wander about",
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            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī"
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          "roman": "kiâⁿ-tang-kiâⁿ-sai",
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            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī"
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          "roman": "kiâⁿ-tang-kiâⁿ-sai",
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          "english": "to jump all over the place; to skip; to hop",
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            "Pe̍h-ōe-jī"
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          "roman": "thiàu-tang-thiàu-sai",
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          "roman": "thiàu-tang-thiàu-sai",
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      "glosses": [
        "in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way"
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        [
          "various",
          "various"
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        [
          "place",
          "place"
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        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
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        [
          "here and there",
          "here and there"
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        [
          "all over the place",
          "all over the place"
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        [
          "this way",
          "this way"
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        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ],
        [
          "that way",
          "that way"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hokkien) in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "dōng...xī...",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "東……西……"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōng...xī...",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "东……西……"
    }
  ],
  "word": "……東……西"
}

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