南なん支し

noun

south China; southern China

Obsolete term; the kanji 支 was historically used as an abbreviation for 支那 (Shina), a name for China that is now considered offensive. Modern Japanese uses 中国南部 or 華南.

• 戦せん前ぜんの地ち図ずには「南なん支し」という表ひょう記きがよく見みられる。

  On pre-war maps, the notation '南支' is often seen.