三藩

Chinese

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

three feudatory
trad. (三藩)
simp. #(三藩)

Proper noun

三藩

  1. (historical) Three Feudatories (three lords of the fiefdoms during the Qing dynasty)
    三藩三藩   sānfān zhī luàn   Revolt of the Three Feudatories
Derived terms

Etymology 2

phonetic
trad. (三藩)
simp. #(三藩)

Back-formation from 三藩市 (Sānfānshì), understanding (shì) to be the optional morpheme "city" sometimes attached to city names.

Proper noun

三藩

  1. (chiefly Mainland China) San Francisco (a city in California, United States)
Synonyms
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