Cardinal points in Chinese / Puntos cardinales en chino

方位基

fāngwèi jīdiǎn

我出生于东北部。  

Wŏ chūshēng yú dōngbĕi bù. 

I was born in the northeast.

Nací en el noreste.



The Four Symbols 四象 [sì xiàng], are four legendary Chinese creatures protecting the four compass directions:



North 玄武 turtle

East 青龙 dragon

West 白虎 tiger 

South 朱雀 phoenix


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