luópán

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Chinese geomantic compass c. 1760 from the National Maritime Museum in London

Etymology

Noun

luópán (plural luópáns)

  1. A compass similar to ones made in ancient China

Further reading

Mandarin

Romanization

luópán (Zhuyin ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄢˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 羅盤罗盘