粵

東dung1方fong1

simp东方
dung1 fong1dōng fāngDōng fāng

English

  1. the East; the Orient
  2. east
  3. oriental
  4. the east
  5. two-character surname Dongfang
  6. in the direction of the east
  7. the East; the Orient

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 向東嘅方向;東面
  2. (相對於歐美)亞洲嘅泛稱

Examples

  • 東方之珠

    Pearl of the Orient

  • 東方主義

    Orientalism

  • 太陽從東方升起。

    The sun rises in the east. ----

  • 香港俾人叫做東方之珠。

    Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 飞机飞向东方。

    The plane flew east.

    Tatoeba · ruicong CC BY

  • 風從東方吹來。

    The wind is blowing from the east.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 香港被稱作東方之珠。

    Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 名古屋在京都的東方。

    Nagoya is to the east of Kyoto.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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