地方

Chinese

		earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad. (地方)		地	方

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dìfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dei⁶ fong¹
Gan (Wiktionary): ti⁵ fong
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thi-fông
Jin (Wiktionary): di³ fon² / di³ fon¹
Min Dong (BUC): dê-huŏng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tē-hng / tōe-hng / tē-hong / tōe-hong

(Teochew, Peng'im): di⁷ hng¹
Wu (Wiktionary): di faan (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): di⁵ fan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dìfāng → dìfang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ → ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄈㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih.fang
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/ → /ti⁵¹ fɑŋ¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: dìfāngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihfangl
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹ fɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dei⁶ fong¹
  - Yale: deih fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dei⁶ fong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: déi⁶ fong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tei̯²² fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ti⁵ fong
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi¹¹ fɔŋ¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thi-fông
  - Hakka Romanization System: ti fong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ti⁴ fong¹
  - IPA: /tʰi⁵⁵ foŋ²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: di³ fon² / di³ fon¹
  - IPA (old-style): /ti⁴⁵ fɒ̃⁵³/, /ti⁴⁵ fɒ̃¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dê-huŏng
  - IPA ^(key): /ti²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)uoŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Sanxia, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-hng
  - Tâi-lô: tē-hng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dexhngf
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² hŋ̍³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-hng
  - Tâi-lô: tuē-hng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doexhngf
  - IPA (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-hong
  - Tâi-lô: tē-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dexhofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-hong
  - Tâi-lô: tuē-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doexhofng
  - IPA (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

Note: tōe-hong - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: di⁷ hng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tī hng
  - IPA ^(key): /ti¹¹ hŋ³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: di faan (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /d̻i²² fɑ̃⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: di⁵ fan
  - IPA ^(key): /ti²¹⁻¹¹ ɸan³/

Noun

地方

(countable, uncountable) place; region; area (Classifier: 個／个 m; 笪 c)
一個陌生的地方 / 一个陌生的地方 ― yīge mòshēng de dìfāng ― an unfamiliar place

我這個地方有點疼。 [MSC, trad.]
我这个地方有点疼。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ zhège dìfang yǒu diǎn téng. [Pinyin]
I've got a pain here (lit.: in this place).
(uncountable) empty space; room
騰出地方 / 腾出地方 ― téngchū dìfāng ― to make room
(countable, uncountable) part; aspect (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(uncountable) civilians; civilian jobs; civilian sector

Usage notes

Unlike Mandarin, 地方 is rarely used in Min Nan. Use 所在 (só͘-chāi) instead.

Synonyms

(place): 部位 (bùwèi), 場地／场地 (chǎngdì), 場所／场所 (chǎngsuǒ), 處所／处所 (chùsuǒ), 地點／地点 (dìdiǎn), 去處／去处 (qùchù), 所在 (suǒzài), 位置 (wèizhì)

Dialectal synonyms of 地方 (“place (noun)”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		地方
Mandarin	Beijing	地兒、地方
	Taiwan	地方
	Tianjin	地界兒、地兒、地方
	Jinan	地方、地處
	Xi'an	地方
	Wuhan	落地、位子
	Chengdu	地方、地頭、塌塌
	Yangzhou	落地、地方
	Hefei	場子、地方
Cantonese	Guangzhou	地方、埞方、埞
	Hong Kong	地方、埞方、埞
	Taishan	處
	Yangjiang	處所
Gan	Nanchang	落地
Hakka	Meixian	地方
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	地方
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	地方
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	地方
	Dongshi (Dabu)	地方
	Zhuolan (Raoping)	地方
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	地方
Jin	Taiyuan	地方
Min Bei	Jian'ou	地方、所在
Min Dong	Fuzhou	地方、所在、位處
Min Nan	Xiamen	所在
	Quanzhou	所在
	Zhangzhou	所在
	Taipei	所在
	Kaohsiung	所在
	Tainan	所在
	Taichung	所在、地方
	Hsinchu	所在
	Lukang	地方
	Sanxia	地方、所在
	Yilan	所在
	Kinmen	所在
	Magong	所在
	Philippines (Manila)	所在
	Chaozhou	地方
Wu	Shanghai	地方、場化 dated、戶蕩 dated
	Suzhou	場化
	Wenzhou	地方
Xiang	Changsha	地方
Xiang	Shuangfeng	場所、地方

Antonyms

(civilians): 軍隊／军队 (jūnduì)

Adjective

地方

(attributive) regional; local
布袋戲是一種地方戲劇。 [Min Nan, trad.]
布袋戏是一种地方戏剧。 [Min Nan, simp.]
Pò͘-tē-hì sī chi̍t chióng tē-hng hì-kio̍k. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
Glove puppetry is a kind of regional theatre.

Synonyms

本地 (běndì)
當地／当地 (dāngdì)
(Min Nan) 在地 (zàidì)

Derived terms

地方主義／地方主义 (dìfāngzhǔyì)
地方保護主義／地方保护主义
地方官 (dìfāngguān)
地方志 (dìfāngzhì)
地方性 (dìfāngxìng)
地方戲／地方戏 (dìfāngxì)
地方政府 (dìfāng zhèngfǔ)

地方時／地方时
地方民族主義／地方民族主义
地方病 (dìfāngbìng)
地方稅／地方税 (dìfāngshuì)
地方種群／地方种群
地方糧票／地方粮票
地方話／地方话 (dìfānghuà)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (地方):

Japanese: 地 (ち)方 (ほう) (chihō)
Korean: 지방 (地方, jibang)
Vietnamese: địa phương (地方)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
地	方
ち Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ちほー [chíꜜhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- (Tokyo) ちほー [chìhóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiho̞ː]
Homophone: 痴呆

Noun

地方 (hiragana ちほう, rōmaji chihō, historical hiragana ちはう)

district, province, area

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
地	方

Noun

地方 • (jibang) (hangeul 지방)

Hanja form^? of 지방 (“a geographical region”).

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[NHK-1] 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN