南北東西 in Chinese

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    {
      "form": "南北东西",
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    },
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      "form": "東西南北",
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      "zh_pron": "nánběidōngxī"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "roman": "nanʹbɛjdunsi",
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  "word": "南北東西"
}

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      "form": "南北东西",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "東西南北",
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        "anagrams"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "东西南北",
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        "anagrams"
      ],
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        "Simplified-Chinese"
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    },
    {
      "form": "東南西北",
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        "Traditional-Chinese"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 北",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 南",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 西",
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        "alternative form of 東西南北 /东西南北 (dōngxīnánběi)"
      ],
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          "東西南北",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "nánběidōngxī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nánběidōngxī"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nánběidongsi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nan²-pei³-tung¹-hsi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nán-běi-dūng-syī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nanbeeidongshi"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nanʹbɛjdunsi",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "наньбэйдунси"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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  ],
  "word": "南北東西"
}

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"南北東西" meaning in Chinese

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