西番
Chinese edit
west | (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name | ||
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trad. (西番) | 西 | 番 | |
simp. #(西番) | 西 | 番 |
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
西番
- (historical ethnic slur) "The Western Barbarians", particularly
- (Tang era) Various native peoples west of Gansu.
- (Qing era) Various native peoples of western Sichuan and Yunnan neither Tibetan nor Yi, particularly the Qiang and other speakers of Qiangic languages.
- (Qing era, historical) Their homelands.
- Alternative name for 藏人 (Zàngrén, “Tibetans”).
- Alternative name for 西藏 (Xīzàng, “Tibet”).