Meaning of 藩国
藩国 means vassal state; feudal dependency (a state subordinate to a suzerain in feudal times). Pronounced fān guó.
- vassal state; feudal dependency (a state subordinate to a suzerain in feudal times)
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
Cháo朝
xiǎn鲜
céng曾
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
fān藩
guó国
。
In ancient times, Korea was a vassal state of China.
Zhè这
xiē些
fān藩
guó国
měi每
nián年
dōu都
yào要
xiàng向
zōng宗
zhǔ主
guó国
jìn进
gòng贡
。
These vassal states had to pay tribute to the suzerain state every year.
Zài在
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
，
fān藩
guó国
yǔ与
zōng宗
zhǔ主
guó国
zhī之
jiān间
yǒu有
zhe着
yán严
gé格
de的
děng等
jí级
guān关
xì系
。
In feudal society, there were strict hierarchical relationships between vassal states and suzerain states.