東方

See also: 东方

Chinese

		east	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
trad. (東方)		東	方
simp. (东方)		东	方

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dōngfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄤ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): дунфон (dunfon, I-I) / дунфон (dunfon, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ fong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tûng-fông
Min Nan (POJ): tong-hong / tang-hong / tang-hng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dōngfāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄈㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongfang
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: дунфон (dunfon, I-I) / дунфон (dunfon, I-II)
  - IPA ^(key): /tuŋ²⁴ fɔ̃²⁴/, /tuŋ²⁴ fɔ̃⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung¹ fong¹
  - Yale: dūng fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ fong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ fong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tûng-fông
  - Hakka Romanization System: dung´ fong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dung¹ fong¹
  - IPA: /tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ foŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-hong
  - Tâi-lô: tong-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: donghofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tang-hong
  - Tâi-lô: tang-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: danghofng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tang-hng
  - Tâi-lô: tang-hng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: danghngf
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taŋ³³ hŋ̍³³/

Noun

東方

east

Proper noun

東方

the East; the Orient
崛起東方 / 崛起东方 ― juéqǐ dōngfāng ― the rising East
A surname.
東方朔 / 东方朔 ― Dōngfāng Shuò ― Dongfang Shuo
(～市) Dongfang (a county-level city in Hainan, China)
Short for 東方Project (“Touhou Project, a popular bullet hell video game series”).

Derived terms

東方人／东方人 (dōngfāngrén)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
東	方
とう Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) とーほー [tòóhóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [to̞ːho̞ː]

Noun

東方 (hiragana とうほう, rōmaji tōhō, historical hiragana とうはう)

east, east area

Related terms

北 (ほっ)方 (ぽう) (hoppō): north, northern area
西 (せい)方 (ほう) (seihō): west, western area
南 (なん)方 (ぽう) (nanpō): south, southern area

Proper noun

東方 (hiragana とうほう, rōmaji Tōhō)

Short for 東方Project (Tōhō Purojekuto, “Touhou Project, a popular bullet hell video game series”).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
東	方
ひがし Grade: 2	かた Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
東	方
ひがし Grade: 2	かた > がた Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ひがしかた [hìgáshíkátá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA^(key): [çiɡa̠ɕika̠ta̠]

Noun

東方 (hiragana ひがしかた, rōmaji higashikata)

east (compass point, direction)
the fighters on the east side in a match

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
東	方

Noun

東方 • (dongbang) (hangeul 동방)

Hanja form^? of 동방 (“east", "eastward", "orient”).

Derived terms

동방종개 (dongbangjonggae), literally means "eastern spine loach"

Related terms

西方 (서방, seobang): west, westward, occident
北方 (북방, bukbang): north, northward
南方 (남방, nambang): south, southward

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[NHK-1] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN