foreign country; barbarian land
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
foreign country; barbarian land
archaicA historical, often derogatory, term used in pre-modern China to refer to non-Chinese regions or peoples beyond the realm of Chinese civilization.
Gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
huáng皇
dì帝
cháng常
cháng常
rèn认
wéi为
fān番
bāng邦
shì是
mán蛮
yí夷
zhī之
dì地
。
Emperors in ancient China often considered foreign lands to be barbarian territory.
Sī丝
chóu绸
zhī之
lù路
cù促
jìn进
le了
zhōng中
yuán原
yǔ与
zhū诸
duō多
fān番
bāng邦
de的
jiāo交
liú流
。
The Silk Road facilitated exchanges between the Central Plains and numerous foreign states.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
cháng常
yǒu有
fān番
bāng邦
shǐ使
zhě者
qián前
lái来
jìn进
gòng贡
de的
qíng情
jié节
。
Historical novels often feature plots where envoys from foreign lands come to pay tribute.