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Chinese
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west
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(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name |
| trad. (西番)
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西
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番
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| simp. #(西番)
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西
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番
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
西番
- (historical ethnic slur) "The Western Barbarians", particularly
- (Tang era) Various native peoples west of Gansu.
- (Qing era) Various native peoples of western Sichuan and Yunnan neither Tibetan nor Yi, particularly the Qiang and other speakers of Qiangic languages.
- (Qing era, historical) Their homelands.
- Alternative name for 藏人 (Zàngrén, “Tibetans”).
- Alternative name for 西藏 (Xīzàng, “Tibet”).