八荒

Noun

 * 1) places that are remote and faraway
 * 2)  the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven

Etymology
/hakkwau/ > /hakkwoː/ > /hakkoː/. Literally the 八|eight 荒|corners of the land. The eight corners are in the north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest and is a reference to the land as a whole.

Noun

 * 1) the eight corners of the earth
 * 2) the world as a whole