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.
戦前の地図には「南支」という表記がよく見られる。
On pre-war maps, the notation '南支' is often seen.