南冰洋 Traditional form: 南冰洋 Pinyin (reading): Nánbīngyáng Definitions: Southern Ocean Characters: 南 - south; southern; southward 冰 - ice; ice-cold 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign Traditional characters: 南 - south; southern; southward 冰 - ice; ice-cold 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign