vassal state; tributary; dependency
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vassal state; tributary state; dependency (of a feudal dynasty)
formalHistorical term referring to territories or states subordinate to a central feudal dynasty, often obliged to pay tribute. Used in historical and diplomatic contexts.
Cháo朝
xiǎn鲜
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
cháng长
qī期
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
fān藩
shǔ属
。
Korea was historically a vassal state of China for a long period.
Zhè这
xiē些
fān藩
shǔ属
guó国
měi每
nián年
dōu都
yào要
xiàng向
cháo朝
tíng廷
jìn进
gòng贡
。
These tributary states had to pay tribute to the imperial court every year.
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Fān藩
shǔ属
zhì制
dù度
zài在
shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
zhú逐
jiàn渐
wǎ瓦
jiě解
le了
。
The vassal system gradually collapsed in the nineteenth century.