south

compass

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

surname Nan

Tainan (city and county in Taiwan)

Vietnam / Vietnamese

to guide / guidebook

Nantou city and county in central Taiwan

Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt

southern part

Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣｜台南县, Taiwan

South Africa

Nankang district of Taipei City 臺北市｜台北市, Taiwan

South Korea

Nantou county in central Taiwan

Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇｜江苏 / capital of China at different historical periods

Southeast Asia

Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas

Southern China

South America

Jinan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China

Tainan county in south Taiwan

southeast

south / the southern part of the country / the South

Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China / also Nanchang county

Nankang district of Taipei City 臺北市｜台北市, Taiwan

Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市｜台南市, Taiwan

southern Asia

Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州｜郑州

South America

South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa

Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區｜广西壮族自治区

Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙｜长沙

Hainan Island in South China Sea

Nantou city in central Taiwan, capital of Nantou county

South China Sea

Minnan (southern Fujian)

Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam) / Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century) / Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period) / old name for Vietnam / Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市｜台南市, Taiwan / Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006

north and south / north to south

Southeast Asia / South seas

South China / Nanhua county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州｜楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan

south or southern China

southwest

south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)

pumpkin

Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣｜苗栗县, northwest Taiwan

south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi

Southern Europe

Benin (Tw)

south / south side / southern part / to the south of

Shinan district of Qingdao city 青島市｜青岛市, Shandong

South Sudan

Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲｜云, capital Kunming 昆明

to go down south

Nangong county level city in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

Antarctica

Nan'ao township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣｜宜兰县, Taiwan

Nanshan or Namsan, common place name / Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 臺東縣｜台东县, southeast Taiwan

Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊｜琼, capital Haikou 海口 / Hainan Island / Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市｜乌海市, Inner Mongolia / Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州, Qinghai

Nantun District of Taichung, Taiwan

South Island (New Zealand)

Nanchou township in Pingtung County 屏東縣｜屏东县, Taiwan

Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣｜苗栗县, northwest Taiwan

Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)

Nanjing University, NJU (abbr. for 南京大學｜南京大学)

South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)

Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市

Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu

Suriname, NE of South America (Tw)

Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市｜嘉兴市, Zhejiang

Nan'ao County in Shantou 汕頭｜汕头, Guangdong / Nan'ao township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣｜宜兰县, Taiwan / abbr. for 南澳大利亞州｜南澳大利亚州, South Australia

Nanping prefecture level city in Fujian

Huainan prefecture-level city in Anhui

Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai

Vietnamese written language / Vietnamese literature

Indochina

south pole

Dounan or Tounan town in Yunlin county 雲林縣｜云林县, Taiwan

Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲｜云, capital Kunming 昆明

southeast part

south central region

north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) / (fig.) all over China

Nanfeng county in Fuzhou 撫州｜抚州, Jiangxi

Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council

Nankai University (Tianjin)

Nanhe county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

Nansha Islands / Spratly Islands / Nansha district of Guangzhou city 廣州市｜广州市, Guangdong

Tainan county in south Taiwan

Nanchou township in Pingtung County 屏東縣｜屏东县, Taiwan

Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市｜衡阳市, Hunan / Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽｜五岳

Yugoslavia, 1943-1992

distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that

Canaan (in Biblical Palestine)

Nangang district of Harbin 哈爾濱｜哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang

Suriname

Nankan or Nangan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣｜连江县 i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

extreme south

Nanyang prefecture level city in Henan

Nam Dinh, Vietnam