yōng

common
noun

Meaning of 附庸

附庸 means vassal state; puppet state; small state subordinate to a major power; dependent; appendage; thing that exists attached to something else. Pronounced fù yōng.

  • vassal state; puppet state; small state subordinate to a major power
  • dependent; appendage; thing that exists attached to something else

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
guó
jiā
guò
shì
chāo
guó
de
yōng
 

This country is nothing more than a vassal of the superpower.

dài
de
yōng
guó
yào
xiàng
zōng
zhǔ
guó
jìn
gòng
 

Vassal states in ancient times needed to pay tribute to the suzerain state.

men
jué
chéng
wéi
rèn
guó
de
yōng
 

They refused to become a vassal of any great power.