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class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65b9\u5411\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65b9\u5411\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span> f\u0101ngxi\u00e0ng c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>Before we get into the vocab, a tip: don&#8217;t bother asking most people in Taiwan for directions using east, west, north, or south \u2014 it just isn&#8217;t how directions get given day to day. Locals tend to rely on left, right, straight ahead, and &#8220;turn back&#8221; instead, and plenty of people genuinely struggle to say which way is north on the spot.<\/p>\n\n  <p>There&#8217;s actually a word for someone with a poor sense of direction: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8def\u75f4<\/span> (l\u00f9ch\u012b), which literally translates to something like &#8220;road idiot.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">The four points and beyond<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Basic_Direction_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Basic Direction Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6771<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e1c<\/span><\/td><td>d\u014dng<\/td><td>East<\/td><td>\ub3d9<\/td><td>\u6771<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5357<\/td><td>n\u00e1n<\/td><td>South<\/td><td>\ub0a8<\/td><td>\u5357<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u897f<\/td><td>x\u012b<\/td><td>West<\/td><td>\uc11c<\/td><td>\u897f<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5317<\/td><td>b\u011bi<\/td><td>North<\/td><td>\ubd81<\/td><td>\u5317<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>(\u897f)\u65b9<\/td><td>(x\u012b)f\u0101ng<\/td><td>Western (direction)<\/td><td>\uc11c\ubc29<\/td><td>(\u897f)\u306e\u65b9<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">(\u897f)\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">(\u897f)\u8fb9<\/span><\/td><td>(x\u012b)bi\u0101n<\/td><td>West side<\/td><td>\uc11c\ucabd<\/td><td>(\u897f)\u5074<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>(\u897f)\u90e8<\/td><td>(x\u012b)b\u00f9<\/td><td>West part<\/td><td>\uc11c\ubd80<\/td><td>(\u897f)\u90e8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6771\u5317<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e1c\u5317<\/span><\/td><td>d\u014dngb\u011bi<\/td><td>Northeast<\/td><td>\ub3d9\ubd81<\/td><td>\u6771\u5317<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u897f\u5357<\/td><td>x\u012bn\u00e1n<\/td><td>Southwest<\/td><td>\uc11c\ub0a8<\/td><td>\u897f\u5357<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u897f\u5317<\/td><td>x\u012bb\u011bi<\/td><td>Northwest<\/td><td>\uc11c\ubd81<\/td><td>\u897f\u5317<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5317\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u011bib\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5317\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u011bib\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">The northern part of Taiwan is Taipei.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5317\u908a<\/span><rt>b\u011bibi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5317\u8fb9<\/span><rt>b\u011bibi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">Japan is to the north of Taiwan.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Try it yourself<\/p>\n  <h3>Compass Match<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-compass-game\">\n    <p class=\"odc-compass-intro\">Tap a word below, then tap the square where it belongs on the compass.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-compass-grid\" id=\"odc-compass-grid\">\n      <div class=\"odc-compass-slot\" data-dir=\"xibei\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-compass-slot\" data-dir=\"bei\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-compass-slot\" data-dir=\"dongbei\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-compass-slot\" data-dir=\"xi\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-compass-rose\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n          <text x=\"60\" y=\"18\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"20\" fill=\"#2c2620\">N<\/text>\n          <text 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Nice work.';\n          } else {\n            status.innerHTML = '&nbsp;';\n          }\n        } else {\n          slot.classList.add('wrong');\n          status.textContent = 'Not quite \u2014 try again.';\n          setTimeout(function(){ slot.classList.remove('wrong'); }, 500);\n        }\n      });\n    });\n\n    resetBtn.addEventListener('click', resetGame);\n\n    resetGame();\n  })();\n  <\/script>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">A little further<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Direction_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Other Direction Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><\/td><td>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/td><td>After<\/td><td>\uc774\ud6c4<\/td><td>\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4ee5\u524d<\/td><td>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/td><td>Before<\/td><td>\uc774\uc804<\/td><td>\u4ee5\u524d<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4ee5\u4e0a<\/td><td>y\u01d0sh\u00e0ng<\/td><td>Above<\/td><td>\uc774\uc0c1<\/td><td>\u4ee5\u4e0a<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4ee5\u4e0b<\/td><td>y\u01d0xi\u00e0<\/td><td>Below<\/td><td>\uc774\ud558<\/td><td>\u4ee5\u4e0b<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4ee5\u5167<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ee5\u5185<\/span><\/td><td>y\u01d0n\u00e8i<\/td><td>Within<\/td><td>\uc774\ub0b4<\/td><td>\u4ee5\u5185<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4ee5\u5916<\/td><td>y\u01d0w\u00e0i<\/td><td>Except<\/td><td>\uc774\uc678<\/td><td>\u4ee5\u5916<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f9e<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2019<\/span><rt>\u00e8rl\u00edngy\u012bji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u570b<\/span><rt>ch\u016bgu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ece<\/span><rt>c\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2019<\/span><rt>\u00e8rl\u00edngy\u012bji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span 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