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Chinese
Etymology
Possibly from Persian افغان (afġân); attested in 瀛寰志略 by Xu Jiyu.
Pronunciation
Note: o1 fu3 hon6 - rare.
Proper noun
阿富汗
- Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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考泰西人所刻地圖，及所著書，五印度之西，土耳其之東，止有波斯一國，阿富汗俾路芝皆波斯地，乃近代所分割，非古建國。
考泰西人所刻地图，及所著书，五印度之西，土耳其之东，止有波斯一国，阿富汗俾路芝皆波斯地，乃近代所分割，非古建国。 - Kǎo tàixī rén suǒ kè dìtú, jí suǒ zhù shū, Wǔyìndù zhī xī, Tǔ'ěrqí zhī dōng, zhǐ yǒu Bōsī yī guó, Āfùhàn Bǐlùzhī jiē Bōsī dì, nǎi jìndài suǒ fēngē, fēi gǔ jiàn guó.
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阿富汗，即愛烏罕。其國北界布哈爾，南界俾路支，東界印度，西界波斯，東西二千餘里。
阿富汗，即爱乌罕。其国北界布哈尔，南界俾路支，东界印度，西界波斯，东西二千余里。 - From: 1929, Zhao Erxun (lead editor), Draft History of Qing
- Āfùhàn, jí Àiwūhǎn. Qí guó běi jiè Bùhā'ěr, nán jiè Bǐlùzhī, dōng jiè Yìndù, xī jiè Bōsī, dōngxī èrqiān yú lǐ.
- Afghanistan (Afuhan), is Aiwuhan. This country borders Bukhara to its north, Balochistan to its south, India to its east, and Persia to its west. It spans more than two thousand li from east to west.
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Adjective
阿富汗
- (Internet slang, figurative) chaotic, messy, dirty, bad
- 阿富汗成色 ― āfùhàn chéngsè ― in bad condition
Vietnamese
Proper noun
阿富汗
- chữ Hán form of A Phú Hãn (“(dated) Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)”)