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Chinese
Etymology
From Persian افغان (afğân).
Pronunciation
Note: o1 fu3 hon6 - rare.
Proper noun
阿富汗
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
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。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- 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.
Descendants
See also
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)”).