píngfān

屏藩

Word · Noun · Verb

protective screen and barrier; bulwark; to defend

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

screen and fence; protective barrier; bulwark; metaphor for surrounding territory or important ministers who protect the state

literary

Literary usage. In classical texts, often refers to strategic border regions or loyal ministers who serve as protective bulwarks for the throne.

Xī西
běi北
zhū诸
shěng省
wèi为
guó国
jiā家
zhī之
píng屏
fān藩
 。

The northwestern provinces serve as the bulwark of the nation.

Zhè这
xiē些
lǎo老
chén臣
shì是
cháo朝
tíng廷
de的
píng屏
fān藩
 ，
bù不
kě可
qīng轻
dòng动
 。

These veteran ministers are the protective screen of the court and must not be lightly removed.

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Cháng长
chéng城
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
shì是
zhōng中
yuán原
de的
píng屏
fān藩
 。

The Great Wall was the protective barrier of the Central Plains in ancient times.

2.

verb

to protect; to defend; to safeguard

literary

Literary and archaic usage. Variant form is 藩屏 (fānpíng).

Jiāng将
jūn军
shuài率
jīng精
bīng兵
píng屏
fān藩
biān边
jiāng疆
 。

The general led elite troops to defend the frontier.