番國

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Chinese

(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
 
 country; state; nation
trad. (番國) 番 國
simp. (番国) 番 国

Pronunciation

Noun

番國

  1. (historical or dated, Eastern Min) foreign country

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 外國 (“foreign country”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 夷, 番邦, 異邦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 外國, 異國, 異邦, 外邦, 外域, 異國他鄉
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 外國
Taiwan 外國
Cantonese Hong Kong 外國
Northern Min Jian'ou 外國
Eastern Min Fuzhou 番邦 dated, 番國 dated
Southern Min Xiamen 外國, 番邦 dated
Quanzhou 外國, 番邦 dated
Jinjiang 外國
Manila (Hokkien) 外國
Wu Shanghai 外國

Proper noun

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番國

  1. Fan, a state during the Zhou dynasty

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