番邦
Chinese
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name |
a state; country or nation | ||
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trad. (番邦) | 番 | 邦 | |
simp. #(番邦) | 番 | 邦 |
Pronunciation
Noun
番邦
- (chiefly Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, dated) foreign country (especially from Southeast Asia)
- 不覺來到番邦城 番仔看見問一聲 [Teochew, trad.]
- From: late Qing/early Republic, anonymous, 古板秦世美全歌 book 3
- m6 gag4 lai5 gao3 huêng1 bang1 sian5, huêng1 gian2 toin2 gin3 mung7 zêg8 sian1 [Peng'im]
- Without realizing it [he] came to a city in a foreign land; the natives saw him and asked...
不觉来到番邦城 番仔看见问一声 [Teochew, simp.]- 1989, “黃阿燦過聖誕”, in 黎彼得 (lyrics), 香港 X'mas:
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