"東西南北" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [to̞ːza̠i nã̠mbo̞kɯ̟] Forms: 東西南北 [canonical] (ruby: 東(とう), 西(ざい), 南(なん), 北(ぼく)), tōzai nanboku [romanization]
Etymology: Middle Chinese 東西南北, from 東西 (“east and west”) + 南北 (“north and south”) Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|東西南北|sort=とうざいなんぼく}} Middle Chinese 東西南北, {{af|ja|東西|南北|sort=とうざいなんぼく|t1=east and west|t2=north and south}} 東西 (“east and west”) + 南北 (“north and south”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|とうざい なんぼく}} 東(とう)西(ざい)南(なん)北(ぼく) • (tōzai nanboku)
  1. (literal) east, west, south and north Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-東西南北-ja-noun-41fAnH7t Disambiguation of Compass points: 59 41 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 63 37 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 63 37 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 58 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 60 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 63 37
  2. (figurative) everywhere; all directions Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-東西南北-ja-noun-dQTguSio Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with 4 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 西南 (seinan) (ruby: 西(せい), 南(なん)) 
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