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    Never noticed this thread before. Good stuff here. I especially appreciate the terms in other languages...so, I will contribute a few in Chinese Mandarin. Anybody that speaks Chinese well is welcome to correct me.

    North - Bei (like bay in English) 北
    East - Dong (with long o) 东
    South - Nan (like Han Solo) 南
    West - Xi (like she) 西

    Capital - Jing (like wing) 京 - use at the end of a name, e.g. Beijing (northern capital), Dongjing (Tokyo, eastern capital), Nanjing (southern capital).
    Capital - Shoudu (show doo) 首 都
    Province - Sheng 省
    City - Shi (like sure) 市
    City - Chengshi 城 市
    Road - Lu (like Lou Grant) 路


    Sea - Hai (like hi) or Hai Yang 海 洋
    River - He (huh) 河
    Lake - Hu (like who) 湖
    Mountain - Shan (like Shawn said with a Baaastan accent) 山
    Forest - Lin (like Lynne) 林


    Sorry for the silly pronunciation guides...I'm not educated on any official systems for conveying pronunciation!
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    Very nice find Carnifex! Why didn't I think of doing that?

    Thanks and repped!!
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