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东南西北中

dōng nán xī běi zhōng

5-character word Traditional 東南西北中

What 东南西北中 means

1. the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle

The characters in 东南西北中

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 南nánsouth
• 西xīwest
• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during

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