tây-nam
Definition
Noun:
- Southwest: A cardinal direction, specifically the point on the compass that is midway between west and south.
Adjective:
- Southwestern: Describing something located in, coming from, or facing the southwest.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Gió mùa thổi từ hướng tây-nam. (The monsoon wind blows from the southwest.)
- Thành phố đó nằm về phía tây-nam của thủ đô. (That city lies to the southwest of the capital.)
Adjective:
- Chúng tôi sống ở vùng tây-nam của đất nước. (We live in the southwestern region of the country.)
- Một cơn bão tây-nam đang tiến vào. (A southwestern storm is approaching.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in compound proper nouns to denote a specific region.
- Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long thuộc miền Tây Nam Bộ. (The Mekong Delta belongs to the Southwestern region.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hướng tây-nam (n): the southwest direction.
- Tây Nam Bộ (n): the Southwest region (of Vietnam), a specific geographical area.
- Đông-tây-nam-bắc (n): the four cardinal directions (east, west, south, north).
Synonyms
- Southwest: The primary synonym for the direction.
- Southwesterly: Often used to describe wind or movement from the southwest.
Related Terms
- La bàn: Compass (the instrument used to find directions like southwest).
- Phương hướng: Direction.