"東……西……" meaning in Chinese

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Adverb

IPA: /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: dōng...xī... [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄨㄥ ... ㄒㄧ ... [Mandarin, bopomofo], dōng...xī... [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dong...si... [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tung¹...-hsi¹... [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dūng-...-syī-... [Mandarin, Yale], dong...shi... [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дун...си... [Mandarin, Palladius], dun...si... [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 東……西……
  1. (connecting two verbs or phrases with similar meaning) in various places or directions; here and there; this way or that way
    Sense id: en-東……西……-zh-adv-9jxiXMQx Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: 東一榔頭,西一棒槌, 东一榔头,西一棒槌, 東倒西歪, 东倒西歪, 東奔西走 (dōngbēnxīzǒu), 东奔西走 (dōngbēnxīzǒu), 東張西望 (dōngzhāngxīwàng), 东张西望 (dōngzhāngxīwàng), 東征西討, 东征西讨, 東拉西扯 (dōnglāxīchě), 东拉西扯 (dōnglāxīchě), 東拼西湊 (dōngpīnxīcòu), 东拼西凑 (dōngpīnxīcòu), 東躲西藏 (dōngduǒxīcáng), 东躲西藏 (dōngduǒxīcáng)

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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "東一榔頭,西一棒槌"
        },
        {
          "word": "东一榔头,西一棒槌"
        },
        {
          "word": "東倒西歪"
        },
        {
          "word": "东倒西歪"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōngbēnxīzǒu",
          "word": "東奔西走"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōngbēnxīzǒu",
          "word": "东奔西走"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōngzhāngxīwàng",
          "word": "東張西望"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōngzhāngxīwàng",
          "word": "东张西望"
        },
        {
          "word": "東征西討"
        },
        {
          "word": "东征西讨"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōnglāxīchě",
          "word": "東拉西扯"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōnglāxīchě",
          "word": "东拉西扯"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōngpīnxīcòu",
          "word": "東拼西湊"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōngpīnxīcòu",
          "word": "东拼西凑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōngduǒxīcáng",
          "word": "東躲西藏"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dōngduǒxīcáng",
          "word": "东躲西藏"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to look here and there",
          "roman": "dōng qiáo qiáo xī kàn kàn",
          "text": "東瞧瞧西看看/东瞧瞧西看看",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in various places or directions; here and there; this way or that way"
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          "various",
          "various"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "here and there",
          "here and there"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "connecting two verbs or phrases with similar meaning",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(connecting two verbs or phrases with similar meaning) in various places or directions; here and there; this way or that way"
      ]
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dōng...xī..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄥ ... ㄒㄧ ..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dōng...xī..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dong...si..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tung¹...-hsi¹..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dūng-...-syī-..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dong...shi..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дун...си..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dun...si..."
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東……西……"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "東一榔頭,西一棒槌"
    },
    {
      "word": "东一榔头,西一棒槌"
    },
    {
      "word": "東倒西歪"
    },
    {
      "word": "东倒西歪"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngbēnxīzǒu",
      "word": "東奔西走"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngbēnxīzǒu",
      "word": "东奔西走"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngzhāngxīwàng",
      "word": "東張西望"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngzhāngxīwàng",
      "word": "东张西望"
    },
    {
      "word": "東征西討"
    },
    {
      "word": "东征西讨"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōnglāxīchě",
      "word": "東拉西扯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōnglāxīchě",
      "word": "东拉西扯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngpīnxīcòu",
      "word": "東拼西湊"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngpīnxīcòu",
      "word": "东拼西凑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngduǒxīcáng",
      "word": "東躲西藏"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngduǒxīcáng",
      "word": "东躲西藏"
    }
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          "english": "to look here and there",
          "roman": "dōng qiáo qiáo xī kàn kàn",
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        }
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        "in various places or directions; here and there; this way or that way"
      ],
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          "various",
          "various"
        ],
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          "place",
          "place"
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          "direction",
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          "here and there",
          "here and there"
        ]
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        "(connecting two verbs or phrases with similar meaning) in various places or directions; here and there; this way or that way"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dōng...xī..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄥ ... ㄒㄧ ..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dōng...xī..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dong...si..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tung¹...-hsi¹..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dūng-...-syī-..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dong...shi..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дун...си..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dun...si..."
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東……西……"
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