fān
shǔ

technical

Meaning of 藩属

藩属 means vassal state; tributary state; dependency (of a feudal dynasty). Pronounced fān shǔ.

  • vassal state; tributary state; dependency (of a feudal dynasty)

Definitions & Examples

Cháo
xiǎn
zài
shǐ
shàng
cháng
shì
Zhōng
guó
de
fān
shǔ
 

Korea was historically a vassal state of China for a long period.

Zhè
xiē
fān
shǔ
guó
měi
nián
dōu
yào
xiàng
cháo
tíng
jìn
gòng
 

These tributary states had to pay tribute to the imperial court every year.

Fān
shǔ
zhì
zài
shí
jiǔ
shì
zhú
jiàn
jiě
le
 

The vassal system gradually collapsed in the nineteenth century.