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しなんしゃ 指南車
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1. ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south​Historical term
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2. South-pointing chariot​The south-pointing chariot (or carriage) was an ancient Chinese two-wheeled vehicle that carried a movable pointer to indicate the south, no matter how the chariot turned. Usually, the pointer took the form of a doll or figure with an outstretched arm. The chariot was supposedly used as a compass for navigation, and may also have had other purposes. There are legends of earlier south-pointing chariots, but the first reliably documented one was created by Ma Jun (c.
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